| Rats Alley: Trench Names of the Western Front, 1914-1918 Contributor(s): Chasseaud, Peter (Author), Sillitoe, Alan (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0750980559 ISBN-13: 9780750980555 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $62.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 940.414 |
| Physical Information: 1.65" H x 6.46" W x 9.37" (2.60 lbs) 768 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book makes it possible to comprehend, via the trench naming, the daily life in the trenches, the vast range of weaponry and the lethal nature of the titanic battles. Names such as Lovers Lane, Doleful Post, Cyanide Trench and Gangrene Alley are as revealing as any history. While based upon the British trenches, there is a comparison with French and German practice. While a poignant concordance of suffering and an intriguing study of language itself, this book is also a vital research tool for military and family historians. |