German Soldiers in the Great War: Letters and Eyewitness Accounts

by Bernd Ulrich and Benjamin Ziemann

This vivid selection of firsthand accounts and other wartime documents sheds new light on the experiences of German frontline soldiers during the First World War. It reveals in authentic detail the perceptions and emotions of ordinary soldiers that have been covered up by the smokescreen of official wartime propaganda with its talk of 'heroism' and 'patriotic sacrifice'.

Over 200 mostly archival documents are featured in the selection, including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848841418
• ISBN13: 9781848841413
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"