Whizzbang Posted 27 March , 2021 Share Posted 27 March , 2021 re the above titled book by David Hargreaves and Margaret-Louise O’Keeffe Has anyone read this or have any further information about the contents? is it a history of the war with first person accounts ? It’s very expensive at £100 but you get 2288 pages over 4 books many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Filsell Posted 27 March , 2021 Share Posted 27 March , 2021 Yes 4 paper back books at £25.00 each !!! Quite an ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsmith Posted 27 March , 2021 Share Posted 27 March , 2021 The Kindle edition is half that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted 28 March , 2021 Share Posted 28 March , 2021 There's a long and enthusiastic review by Dominic Sandbrook in today's Sunday Times "Culture" supplement. In the summer of 2014 the two authors started an on-line project to tell the story of the war week by week: "originally based largely on British newspapers it became increasingly international, weaving together letters, diaries and memoirs". The review mentions an account of Lance Corporal William Angus winning the VC, a letter home from Vera Brittain's fiance asking for a large wooden rattle "to call the attention of respirator-swathed men", Margot Asquith being accused of playing tennis with German PoWs, the Kaiser meeting Brigadier PoW General Hubert Rees and Noel Pemberton Billing MP being unsuccessfully sued for libel after accusing the dancer Maud Allan of being a lesbian and part of a German-sponsored network of "47,000 highly placed British perverts". Sandbrook notes that many of the stories will be familiar to WWI enthusiasts, that the entries are "very light on analysis" and that the "breezy, informal style ... may not be to everyone's taste". He concludes that the book is "gloriously readable" and that the books are worth every penny of £100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizzbang Posted 28 March , 2021 Author Share Posted 28 March , 2021 Thanks to all for the heads up i may wait until the price comes down though ! Kindle doesn’t do it for me - printed books only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Filsell Posted 29 March , 2021 Share Posted 29 March , 2021 (edited) Dear WB How true. Despite the good reviews this is very sadly an academically over priced paperback work for which I can only feel sorry. Regards David Edited 29 March , 2021 by David Filsell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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