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We may think we know about it. But what was life really like for the British people during the First World War? The well-known images; -- the pointing finger of Lord Kitchener; a Tommy buried in the mud of the Western Front; the memorial poppies of remembrance day -- all reinforce the idea that it was a pointless waste of life. So why did the British fight it so willingly and how did the country endure it for so long? Using a wealth of first-hand source material Jeremy Paxman brings vividly to life the day-to-day experience of the British over the entire course of the war from politicians newspapermen campaigners and Generals to Tommies factory-workers nurses wives and children capturing the whole mood and morale of the nation. It reveals that life and identity in Britain were often dramatically different from our own and shows how both were utterly transformed - not always for the worse - by the enormous upheaval of the war. Rich with personalities surprises and ironies this lively narrative history paints a picture of courage and confusion doubts and dilemmas and is written with Jeremy Paxman's characteristic flair for story-telling wry humour and pithy observation.

TITLE: Great Britain's Great War

AUTHOR: Jeremy Paxman

SKU: 9780670919628

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Australia

DATE PUBLISHED: 20/11/2013

PLACE PUBLISHED: Australia

PAGES: 400

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 147 mm x 234 mm