The words of war : British forces' personal letters and diaries during the Second World War
2009
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For this remarkable anthology, the Imperial War Museum has opened its vast archive of some 3000 personal diaries written by ordinary men and woman who fought, and in some cases died, on the front line, as well as on the home front, during the Second World War.
Main title:
The words of war : British forces' personal letters and diaries during the Second World War / [introduction and commentary by] Marcus Cowper.
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Mainstream, 2009.
Collation:
442 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., 1 port. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
At foot of title: Imperial War Museum.
ISBN:
9781845965310 (hbk)1845965310 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'481'41940.548141940.548
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
594687
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