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Those Who Marched Away: An Anthology of the World´s Greatest War Diaries
Taylor Alan
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Description for Those Who Marched Away: An Anthology of the World´s Greatest War Diaries
Paperback. A fascinating anthology of war journals and diaries from the editor of The Assassin's Cloak Editor(s): Taylor, Alan; Taylor, Irene. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 52. Weight in Grams: 733.
Arranged as a diary around a calendar year, Those Who Marched Away tells many individual stories from many wars down the ages, with several compelling entries for each day of the year. The diarists come from every walk of life; from faceless foot solidiers to those charged with orchestrating battle, from the Home Front to the Holocaust, from famous writers, political leaders and fighting men and women to ordinary working people enveloped by events over which they have no influence. Together, they contribute an intimate insight into what has been described both as 'the most exciting and dramatic thing in ... Read more
Arranged as a diary around a calendar year, Those Who Marched Away tells many individual stories from many wars down the ages, with several compelling entries for each day of the year. The diarists come from every walk of life; from faceless foot solidiers to those charged with orchestrating battle, from the Home Front to the Holocaust, from famous writers, political leaders and fighting men and women to ordinary working people enveloped by events over which they have no influence. Together, they contribute an intimate insight into what has been described both as 'the most exciting and dramatic thing in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
676
Condition
New
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847674159
SKU
V9781847674159
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99-5
About Taylor Alan
Alan Taylor is a journalist and is currently the Editor of the Scottish Review of Books and Associate Editor of the Sunday Herald. Formerly, he worked for Scotland on Sunday and the Scotsman, where he was Managing Editor. In an earlier incarnation he was a reference librarian. He is a regular contributor to a variety of publications and is half ... Read more
Reviews for Those Who Marched Away: An Anthology of the World´s Greatest War Diaries
Praise for THE ASSASSIN'S CLOAK: ' A substantial treasury to dip into for years and years, to inspire new thoughts and enlighten all dullness.'
Muriel Spark
Times Literary Supplement
Praise for THE ASSASSIN'S CLOAK: 'A sumptuous feast. This inspired anthology of diverse diary entries, selected chiefly for their honesty, is relentlessly thought-provoking.'
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Muriel Spark
Times Literary Supplement
Praise for THE ASSASSIN'S CLOAK: 'A sumptuous feast. This inspired anthology of diverse diary entries, selected chiefly for their honesty, is relentlessly thought-provoking.'
... Read more