Admin Michelle Young Posted 15 June , 2017 Admin Share Posted 15 June , 2017 Edited by Jan Chojecki and Michael Lo Cicero, this is the letters and diary of Captain Walter Coats MC. I thought this was an excellent book, published by Helion, it is the letters and diary of Walter Coats taking the reader from Mobilisation in August 1914 to his eventual demobilisation in May 1919. Printed on excellent quality paper, with footnotes instead of the annoying end of chapters notes, and well illustrated, I thoroughly recommend this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simond9x Posted 18 June , 2017 Share Posted 18 June , 2017 Just bought this and started it last night. Beautifully produced book (as you'd expect from Helion), I'll report back when I've finished reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 18 June , 2017 Share Posted 18 June , 2017 Footnotes! Always my favourite way of presenting supplementary information. The only potential problem is where they threaten to overwhelm the actual diary or account. They must never ever be allowed to spill on to the next double page, so need careful editing and discipline. The reader might just be less interested in "what the general had for breakfast" than the editor/ author. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 18 June , 2017 Share Posted 18 June , 2017 End Notes or Foot Notes?, that is the question. I prefer foot notes for the supplementary stuff, but end notes for source notes and references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 19 June , 2017 Share Posted 19 June , 2017 I'm a footnote person myself, endnotes at a pinch. What I do abhor, though, is that so-called Harvard system, of author's name and page no. in parentheses... In fact, I dislike it so much so that I no longer submit any of my articles to a certain journal which uses that style... Oh, and while on footnotes, one source I came across while doing my Ph.D., and needed to use, was: A History of Northumberland, in Three Parts, Part II, vol IIi, (1840), which - according to my jottings - has a footnote on Roman frontiers and the like in Britannia, which starts on p. 257 and ends on p. 324, with footnotes within the footnote, if you see what I mean... As I recall it, for the first 20 or so pages there are about two lines of regular text at the head of the page, after which the footnote takes over the pages proper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 19 June , 2017 Share Posted 19 June , 2017 36 minutes ago, trajan said: I'm a footnote person myself, endnotes at a pinch. What I do abhor, though, is that so-called Harvard system, of author's name and page no. in parentheses... In fact, I dislike it so much so that I no longer submit any of my articles to a certain journal which uses that style... Oh, and while on footnotes, one source I came across while doing my Ph.D., and needed to use, was: A History of Northumberland, in Three Parts, Part II, vol IIi, (1840), which - according to my jottings - has a footnote on Roman frontiers and the like in Britannia, which starts on p. 257 and ends on p. 324, with footnotes within the footnote, if you see what I mean... As I recall it, for the first 20 or so pages there are about two lines of regular text at the head of the page, after which the footnote takes over the pages proper... I hate in-line Harvard referencing - the books I have being writing use a number and an associated foot note and how I reference within the footnote is my own choice. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 19 June , 2017 Share Posted 19 June , 2017 Unanimity on footnotes so far ............ I tell myself it cannot last. Unless the main text is a personal diary or is autobiographical, the very act of adding a footnote requires a substantial decision from the editor/author; " does the reader need/ want this footnote?". On the other hand, endnotes can apparently be ladled on, with no constraint other than the publisher's demands. I confess that endnotes get scant attention unless an aspect screams for further reading .............. and then I lose the text page from which I departed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 19 June , 2017 Share Posted 19 June , 2017 1 hour ago, Muerrisch said: ... I confess that endnotes get scant attention unless an aspect screams for further reading .............. and then I lose the text page from which I departed. Well, if the footnote is there then the need to know what's in it is quickly satisfied without having to tear away from the page in question and go to the endnotes and risk loosing the thread, as it were. With endnotes, my solution is to use two bookmarks, by the way, but I often find that the endnote I want to check is a page or so ahead of the bookmark place from when I last needed to check one... Now, let's not get onto things like op cit in a foot/endnote when there is no page reference to where the original citation is to be found... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 19 June , 2017 Share Posted 19 June , 2017 On 6/18/2017 at 14:29, Steven Broomfield said: End Notes or Foot Notes?, that is the question. I prefer foot notes for the supplementary stuff, but end notes for source notes and references. I totally agree. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 24 June , 2017 Share Posted 24 June , 2017 On 15/06/2017 at 07:36, Michelle Young said: Edited by Jan Chojecki and Michael Lo Cicero, this is the letters and diary of Captain Walter Coats MC. I thought this was an excellent book, published by Helion, it is the letters and diary of Walter Coats taking the reader from Mobilisation in August 1914 to his eventual demobilisation in May 1919. Printed on excellent quality paper, with footnotes instead of the annoying end of chapters notes, and well illustrated, I thoroughly recommend this book. Couldn't agree more - a superb read and a IMHO an important addition to the library of anyone with an interest in WW1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 21 September , 2017 Share Posted 21 September , 2017 As the supply of the books on my wants list has dried up together with my money I have decided to buy some of the newer books on the market . With the centenary there are so many new memoirs , letters/ diaries around that it is difficult to sort the good from the not so good. I made the mistake of buying a memoir a while back that seemed like 80% of it was background info by the editor . I now am a bit more discerning and try to check as many reviews as I can before buying . I have been lucky in that the two books I have recently acquired ( Eton to Ypres and Veteran Volunteer ) have been very good . I received my copy of 'We are flourishing' today and it does look a quality publication , although I do note that it has ( hands over ears DJC ) laminated boards instead of a jacket ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 2 November , 2017 Share Posted 2 November , 2017 Finished reading my copy and agree it's very good. As with a lot of these types of books you really get a good impression of how much of an awful ordeal the battle of the Somme was to those who were involved in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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