Death's Men
Soldiers Of The Great War
Published on 4. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-241-96915-1 (ISBN)
Description
The classic bestselling story of the First World War as told by the soldiers themselves
'A raw, haunting read' Guardian
Death's Men is the story of the brave, ordinary men who were called on to face the horrors of war. It shows the reality of the First World War the voices of the men who fought.
'An engrossing view of what it was like to live in the trenches' Telegraph
Denis Winter read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Death's Men was first published in 1978, to critical acclaim, and here is reissued for the 2014 centenary.
'Highly readable' Time Out
'A compelling account of what the war was like for the ordinary soldier' Professor Trevor Wilson
'A novel and arresting approach to the writing of military history' John Keegan, New Statesman
'A raw, haunting read' Guardian
Death's Men is the story of the brave, ordinary men who were called on to face the horrors of war. It shows the reality of the First World War the voices of the men who fought.
'An engrossing view of what it was like to live in the trenches' Telegraph
Denis Winter read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Death's Men was first published in 1978, to critical acclaim, and here is reissued for the 2014 centenary.
'Highly readable' Time Out
'A compelling account of what the war was like for the ordinary soldier' Professor Trevor Wilson
'A novel and arresting approach to the writing of military history' John Keegan, New Statesman
Reviews / Votes
An engrossing view of what it was like to live in the trenches, go on leave, get wounded, et cetera, and features voice after voice from the ranks * Telegraph * Highly readable . . . it transforms the individual soldier into the subject of history and the war itself into a series of intense states of consciousness lived out at the very edge of endurance * Time Out * A compelling account of what the war was like for the ordinary soldier -- Professor Trevor Wilson A novel and arresting approach to the writing of military history -- John Keegan * New Statesman *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
16pp B&W
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
367 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-96915-1 (9780241969151)
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10/2014
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Penguin Books Ltd
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Person
Denis Winter was born in 1940 and read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Death's Men was first published in 1978, to critical and popular acclaim. This was followed by his book The First of the Few: Fighter Pilots of the First World War.