True World War I Stories: Sixty Personal Narratives of the War

True World War I Stories contains sixty personal accounts from the greatest war the world had ever known. It is a fascinating record of eyewitness accounts of some of the bloodiest battles of the conflict, including Loos, Mons, Ypres and the Somme, from the opening moves to the day peace was signed. These gripping and moving accounts recall all aspects of the war, on land, sea and air, as well as the important role played by women. But most of the stories are of life in the trenches, of the danger, the discomfort, the fear and the courage shown by men living the hell of life at the front line. Stories are drawn from all fronts and include: the first gas attack, and the first tank attacks; going over the top and charging the enemy lines; life in the trenches and under bombardment; Gallipoli, Palestine and the Middle East; Zeebrugge and the war at sea; aerial dogfights and the birth of the air force; life as a prisoner of war.