Whispering Walls: First World War Graffiti

by David Crossland

The soldiers of the First World War left a little-known legacy in forgotten caves along the Western Front: thousands of inscriptions and wall carvings that tell stories of courage, pride, hope and fear. Limestone quarries and bunkers along the front lines in north-eastern France, where the men sheltered, have been rediscovered by archaeologists in recent years. Thousands of British and Commonwealth soldiers pencilled their name, rank and serial number...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398111880
• ISBN13: 9781398111882
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages