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If You're Reading This: Last Letters from the Front Line
Sian Price
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Description for If You're Reading This: Last Letters from the Front Line
Paperback. Collection of 'farewell letters' written by soldiers fearing imminent death. Includes letters from the Napoleonic Wars to present-day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages of b&w plates. BIC Classification: BJ; BK; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
' ...tales of love and heroism from conflicts such as the Napoleonic Wars and Afghanistan today' The Mirror 'The poignant farewells encapsulate the final words of servicemen to their loved ones before they were killed in action.' The Telegraph In this profoundly moving collection of 'farewell letters', Sian Price offers a remarkable insight into the hearts and minds of some of the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the past 300 years. Each letter provides an enduring snapshot of an impossible moment - when an individual stares death squarely in the face. Many were written on the eve of a great ... Read more
' ...tales of love and heroism from conflicts such as the Napoleonic Wars and Afghanistan today' The Mirror 'The poignant farewells encapsulate the final words of servicemen to their loved ones before they were killed in action.' The Telegraph In this profoundly moving collection of 'farewell letters', Sian Price offers a remarkable insight into the hearts and minds of some of the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the past 300 years. Each letter provides an enduring snapshot of an impossible moment - when an individual stares death squarely in the face. Many were written on the eve of a great ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
519g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848327405
SKU
V9781848327405
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Sian Price
SIAN PRICE is a multi-award-winning TV and radio producer. This book was inspired by her BBC Radio 4 documentary that won a New York Festivals Radio Award for History. SAUL KELLY is a Reader in International History at King's College, London. His books include Cold War in the Desert and The Lost Oasis.
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