The War Diaries: An Anthology of Daily Wartime Diary Entries Throughout History

Published by Canongate Books ,2006, softcover, index, 676 pages, condition: as new.

From the creators of The Assassins Cloak comes an anthology of powerful and sometimes surprising daily wartime diary entries from war fronts throughout history. The War Diaries brings togetherin their own wordsthe stories of men and women who have endured life at its most intense and dangerous. By turns horrific and comic, the entries retain the candid intimacy that is the particular preserve of those who keep diaries. From Che Guevara, Virginia Woolf, and Davy Crockett to anonymous soldiers in the trenches, these poignant and intense missives capture the immediacy, horror, and pathos of wars that span the centuries. With a remarkable cross-section of contributorsJosef Goebbels, Anaïs Nin, Florence Nightingale, Samuel Pepys, and Salam Pax to name just a fewIrene and Alan Taylor bring unprecedented insight into what has been described as the most exciting and dramatic thing in life and the universal perversion: war. This book is a unique gift for history enthusiasts everywhere.

This book was amazing. I learned so much, and, considering the topic, laughed a good deal. I found it especially interesting to read the views and experiences of "the other side", and there were many writers features whose full diaries I wish I could have explored.