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Sian Price and
Saul Kelly (foreword by)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc
Publication date
November 19, 2014
Pages
292
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781848327405
ISBN-10
1848327404
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.15 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$24.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: â . . . tales of love and heroism from conflicts such as the Napoleonic Wars and Afghanistan todayâ The Mirror
âThe poignant farewells encapsulate the final words of servicemen to their loved ones before they were killed in action.â The Telegraph
In this profoundly moving collection of âfarewell lettersâ, written by servicemen and women to their loved ones, Siân 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 â when an individual stares death squarely in the face. Many were written on the eve of a great charge or battle; others were written by soldiers who experienced premonitions of their death, or by kamikaze pilots and condemned prisoners. They write of the grim realities of battle, of daily hardships, of unquestioning patriotism or bitter regrets, of religious fervor or political disillusionment, of unrelenting optimism or sinking morale â but above all, they write of their love for their family and the desire to return to them one day.
Be it an epitaph dictated on a Napoleonic battlefield, a staunch, unsentimental letter written by a Victorian officer, or an email from a soldier in modern day Afghanistan, these voices speak eloquently and forcefully of the tragedy of war and answer that fundamental human need to say goodbye.
âThe poignant farewells encapsulate the final words of servicemen to their loved ones before they were killed in action.â The Telegraph
In this profoundly moving collection of âfarewell lettersâ, written by servicemen and women to their loved ones, Siân 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 â when an individual stares death squarely in the face. Many were written on the eve of a great charge or battle; others were written by soldiers who experienced premonitions of their death, or by kamikaze pilots and condemned prisoners. They write of the grim realities of battle, of daily hardships, of unquestioning patriotism or bitter regrets, of religious fervor or political disillusionment, of unrelenting optimism or sinking morale â but above all, they write of their love for their family and the desire to return to them one day.
Be it an epitaph dictated on a Napoleonic battlefield, a staunch, unsentimental letter written by a Victorian officer, or an email from a soldier in modern day Afghanistan, these voices speak eloquently and forcefully of the tragedy of war and answer that fundamental human need to say goodbye.
Editions
Hardcover
With Saul Kelly (other contributor) |
from Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc (February 19, 2012); titled "If Youâre Reading This: Last Letters from the Front Line"
9781848326101 | details & prices | 292 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.46 lbs | List price $39.95
About: In this brilliant and profoundly moving collection of âfarewell lettersâ written by servicemen and women to their loved ones, Siân Price offers a remarkable insight into the hearts and minds of some of the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the past three hundred years.
About: In this brilliant and profoundly moving collection of âfarewell lettersâ written by servicemen and women to their loved ones, Siân Price offers a remarkable insight into the hearts and minds of some of the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the past three hundred years.
Paperback
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With Saul Kelly (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc (November 19, 2014)
9781848327405 | details & prices | 292 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $24.95
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