| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 540 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1914 -- 1915 -- 1916 -- 1917 -- 1918 -- The end. |
| Note |
"Originally published ... in Sweden as Stridens Skönhet Och Sorg by Atlantis, Stockholm, in 2009"--T.p. verso. |
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"A Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [509]-514) and index. |
| Summary |
In this narrative history, Peter Englund takes a new approach to the history of World War I, magnifying its least examined, most stirring component: the experiences of the average man and woman--not only the tragedy and horror but also the absurdity and even, at times, the beauty. The book draws from the journals and letters of twenty people from Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Venezuela, and the United States. |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives.
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| Added Title |
Stridens skönhet och sorg. English
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| ISBN |
9780307593863 trade alkaline paper $35.00 |
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030759386X trade alkaline paper |
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