Couldn't agree more Ian. My copy is the Abacus one, bought in Borders about three months ago. Still in print, so easily available if you wish to replace your copy. Its a must-have book for anyone with even a passing interest in the western front.speedbird591 wrote: Well, I don't need to look at the customer reviews, Paul - because I have it on the shelf here next to Sassoon and GravesMy paperback edition is 1994 and I assumed it was out of print as it was so old - which is why I didn't mention it. I have to agree that although the other two are renowned literary writers and poets, Captain Dunn's writing is equally graphic and reading any of those three volumes must be the best way of understanding the experience of the trenches. No contemporary writer can match them simply because they weren't there.
Ian
Aye, Del, the century where human progress actually went into reverse. It seemed that just when things couldn't possibly get any worse, they did, and in large spoonfuls too. No wonder the poor buggers thought God had deserted them. It really is an astonishing tale, and beautifully written too.DelP wrote:....subtitled 'The calamitous 14th century', that has been on my bookshelf for as long as I can remember and I like to re-read it at least once a yearPaul K wrote:Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror
If anyone's interested in history and what went on in medieval minds then I highly recommend it.
ISBN 0-333-64470-0
ATB,
Derek ;-)
Great stuff, gents, really enjoying finding out about these shared interests and new suggestions. CHEERS
) and are a good read. His later stuff are increasingly weightly tomes, but very challenging. My favourite of the moment are the books by Neal Asher, seriously strange!!
