Title:
The beauty and the sorrow : an intimate history of the First World War / Peter Englund; translated by Peter Graves.
ISBN:
9780307593863
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Edition:
First American edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Physical Description:
xvi, 540 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
General Note:
"Originally published in Sweden as Stridens Skönhet Och Sorg by Atlantis, Stockholm, in 2009" [i.e. 2008].--T.p. verso.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1914 -- 1915 -- 1916 -- 1917 -- 1918 -- The End.
Summary:
Englund examines the history of World War I through the experiences of the average man and woman-- not only the tragedy and horror but also the absurdity and even, at times, the beauty. In a brilliant mosaic of perspectives that moves between the home front and the front lines, he reconstructs the feelings, impressions, experiences, and shifting spirits of twenty particular people, allowing them to speak not only for themselves but also for all those who were in some way shaped by the war, but whose voices have been forgotten, rejected, or simply remained unheard.
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OCLC Number:
ocn703209232
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
