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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Createspace Independent Pub
Publication date
February 12, 1916
Pages
48
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781530012473
ISBN-10
1530012473
Dimensions
0.11 by 8 by 10 in.
Weight
0.35 lbs.
Original list price
$12.99
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This war has been described as âMonths of boredom, punctuated by moments of intense fright.â The writer of these sketches has experienced many âmonths of boredom,â in a French military field hospital, situated ten kilometres behind the lines, in Belgium. During these months, the lines have not moved, either forward or backward, but have remained dead-locked, in one position. Undoubtedly, up and down the long-reaching kilometres of âFrontâ there has been action, and âmoments of intense frightâ have produced glorious deeds of valour, courage, devotion, and nobility. But when there is little or no action, there is a stagnant place, and in a stagnant place there is much ugliness. Much ugliness is churned up in the wake of mighty, moving forces. We are witnessing a phase in the evolution of humanity, a phase called Warâand the slow, onward progress stirs up the slime in the shallows, and this is the Backwash of War. It is very ugly. There are many little lives foaming up in the backwash. They are loosened by the sweeping current, and float to the surface, detached from their environment, and one glimpses them, weak, hideous, repellent. After the war, they will consolidate again into the condition called Peace. After this war, there will be many other wars, and in the intervals there will be peace. So it will alternate for many generations. By examining the things cast up in the backwash, we can gauge the progress of humanity. When clean little lives, when clean little souls boil up in the backwash, they will consolidate, after the final war, into a peace that shall endure. But not till then.
Editions
Paperback
from Createspace Independent Pub (July 24, 2015)
9781515214526 | details & prices | 64 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.15 in. | List price $5.99
About: This war has been described as "Months of boredom, punctuated by moments of intense fright.
About: This war has been described as "Months of boredom, punctuated by moments of intense fright.
from Createspace Independent Pub (July 12, 2015)
9781515035657 | details & prices | 64 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.15 in. | List price $4.99
About: The Backwash of War is a classic World War One history text by Ellen N.
About: The Backwash of War is a classic World War One history text by Ellen N.
from Createspace Independent Pub (June 16, 2015)
9781514383414 | details & prices | 34 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.08 in. | List price $6.99
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from Createspace Independent Pub (February 12, 1916)
9781530012473 | details & prices | 48 pages | 8.00 × 10.00 × 0.11 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $12.99
About: This war has been described as âMonths of boredom, punctuated by moments of intense fright.
About: This war has been described as âMonths of boredom, punctuated by moments of intense fright.
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