A POW's Memoir of the First World War: The Other Ordeal

by Georges Connes

Book Overview

This lyrical memoir offers a fresh look inside the trauma of war and captivity during the First World War, with resonance for today's world.Georges Connes was a young literature graduate when he was drafted and served in the infamous and bloody battle of Verdun. A survivor, he was captured by the Germans in June 1916 and became a prisoner of war until his repatriation in January 1919. In the Second World War, he was active in the French Resistance,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859737889
• ISBN13: 9781859737880
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Length: 123 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"