speake Posted 5 November , 2009 Share Posted 5 November , 2009 A question for the Pals: What is your favourite Great War memoir/diary that is still in print? I'd like to add to my bookcase but not sure which ones to choose—I certainly don't want to get one like that fabricated ramblings of the gay soldier (Queen's Lancers?) that was discussed recently. Which one is the most accurate, poignant, and memorable to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill M. Posted 6 November , 2009 Share Posted 6 November , 2009 A question for the Pals: What is your favourite Great War memoir/diary that is still in print? I'd like to add to my bookcase but not sure which ones to choose—I certainly don't want to get one like that fabricated ramblings of the gay soldier (Queen's Lancers?) that was discussed recently. Which one is the most accurate, poignant, and memorable to you? Sean, While this is subject to change my favorite memoir as of this time is Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die: Memoirs of a World War I Marine by Elton Mackin. Cheers Bill M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthergw Posted 6 November , 2009 Share Posted 6 November , 2009 My favourite diary is " Douglas Haig. War Diaries and Letters 1914-1918 ". Edited by G. Sheffield & J. Bourne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connaughtranger Posted 7 November , 2009 Share Posted 7 November , 2009 Whilst not necessarily still in print, but copies readily available, Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain, not just poignant, more heart-rending Regards Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speake Posted 7 November , 2009 Author Share Posted 7 November , 2009 I just received this and thought it tied in nicely: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/books/world-war-...trenchB-_-01cta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted 11 November , 2009 Share Posted 11 November , 2009 'Green Balls' is not in print I believe, but probably the most widely available of the ones on my bookshelf - a really good first hand account of night bombing with a Handley Page Squadron in the RNAS. Unfortunatey, most of the good memoirs of fighting in the air are well out of print - usually the rarer/more expensive the better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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