Preface by Sir Winston Churchill KG and an Introduction by John Terraine This is the story of one man's secret battle against himself, as he is tested and brought to breaking point, first in Gallipoli, then with his young wife in London, and finally in the trenches of the Western Front. The Secret Battle by A. P. Herbert was first published in 1919, when the Great War was only just over, and few books about that terrible conflict have equalled it in its dignity, accuracy and power. The author fought at Gallipoli and in ...
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Preface by Sir Winston Churchill KG and an Introduction by John Terraine This is the story of one man's secret battle against himself, as he is tested and brought to breaking point, first in Gallipoli, then with his young wife in London, and finally in the trenches of the Western Front. The Secret Battle by A. P. Herbert was first published in 1919, when the Great War was only just over, and few books about that terrible conflict have equalled it in its dignity, accuracy and power. The author fought at Gallipoli and in France , and the novel is imbued with the sights, sounds and smells that he experienced. "Written with classic restraint and something of classic beauty" Arnold Bennett Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound hardback gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
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Very Good jacket. Reprint edition (1981); Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; no markings to the text. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
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Used-Good. Methuen Centenary Edition. First published in 1919; includes the introduction to the 1924 re-issue by Winston Churchill. Some browning to pages, otherwise a nice copy; bright dust jacket not price-clipped.
