Soren Posted 2 March , 2005 Share Posted 2 March , 2005 I know that all the Pals out there have probably read this years ago, but I'm a quarter the way through and am loving it!! There was a reference to the war being 40 years ago, so I quess it's a well known book by now. At present I feel Haig does not seem that bad, but having said that the battle itself has not commenced yet, and theres already been plenty of warnings about the delicate ground. Also whilst reading it I started thinking about Lloyd George and how he was percieved by the nation, was it akin to Chuchill in WW2? any way back to the front! soren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salientpoints Posted 3 March , 2005 Share Posted 3 March , 2005 Hi Soren, An interesting post as I have picked up a lovely cheap copy of this a year or so ago but so far not read this one. Your thread has reminded me to fish this book out as I recall it is quite a slim volume and will deserve a good read very soon! Cheers Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 3 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 3 March , 2005 It's a brilliant read, that's all I can say on it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hederer Posted 3 March , 2005 Share Posted 3 March , 2005 Soren, Go back in time 25 years....(woo woo woo) a teenage boy at his grandfather's house--it's a quiet, hot summer day, and as he wanders by the bookshelf, bored, he notices a book; "In Flanders Fields." He picks it up, somewhat reluctantly, starts reading, and is hooked for the rest of his life!! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyHollinger Posted 3 March , 2005 Share Posted 3 March , 2005 It was simply the start of many of our life-long interest ... regardless of it's historical interpretations now under "review" ... it is the original and very important. Didn't Leon Wolff fight in the Abraham Lincoln brigade of the Spanish Civil War? His attitude is always anti-governmental - but that's not a bad thing ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 3 March , 2005 Share Posted 3 March , 2005 I also blame "In Flanders Fields" for hooking me into a very long preoccupation with WW1! Phil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 3 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 3 March , 2005 My great uncles 'dead man's penny' is what hooked me, but I wish I'd read this earlier in my 32 years!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 3 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 3 March , 2005 It's getting better and better, if that's the right phrase to use?? I didn’t realise that the Germans cannibalised our tanks..... At present I am now going to try and work on an image of the tank graveyard (17 in total at the end of the 1st day!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike10764 Posted 4 March , 2005 Share Posted 4 March , 2005 I'm reading this for the third time just now- I got my copy for a fiver in paperback. Definitely good value at that, a book that gives up new secrets with each read- the best kind of book in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 4 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 4 March , 2005 the losses are astounding..... Haig is now going right down in my opinion, the ground is terrible and had a history of being so, cant believe it was even considered..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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