Louis Stokes was a pupil at Rugby School between 1911 and 1915 before he met his death on the Somme in November 1916. His letters, published in this volume, offer an insight into this typical transition from cloistered public school to the horrors of trench warfare on the Western Front.
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Louis Stokes was a pupil at Rugby School between 1911 and 1915 before he met his death on the Somme in November 1916. His letters, published in this volume, offer an insight into this typical transition from cloistered public school to the horrors of trench warfare on the Western Front.
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Vg in rubbed dw. Political & Biographies-General The life and letters of Louis Stokes, from a school boy in 1915 to his death on the Somme in 1916 whilst serving with the Royal Marine Light Infantry. The book describes his life as a boy at Rugby School, his arguments with his pacifist father, how he was carried along with the patriotic fervour that gripped the country and his impatience to serve at the front. UL-XXXXXX. 190pp, 16 photos, map, index.
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Very Good. Very light shelfwear to extremities of dustjacket, otherwise fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Contains: Illustrations. Life and Letters of Louis Stokes, 1897-1916.
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Very Good. Dust jacket has light scratches and outer edges have minor scuffs. Hand writing on first page. Book content is in very good readable condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Contains: Illustrations. Life and Letters of Louis Stokes, 1897-1916.