A Storm in Flanders by Winston Groom
A fast-paced and vivid narrative of the most horrific campaign in history: the four-year slaughter around the Belgian town of Ypres 1914-18. Switching seamlessly between the generals' headquarters, the politicians' councils and -- above all -- the mud and blood of the trenches, this is a wonderfully accessible history. Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler both fought in the frontline at Ypres. Groom reveals what happened to both men at Ypres. We see the campaign through their eyes and the experience of other officers and men, including the war poet Edmund Blunden (later professor of poetry at Oxford). From the desperate defence put up by the tiny British regular army in 1914 to the infamous Passchendaele offensive, this is popular history at its best.
'It's [the author's] ability to find the human dimension in this most inhuman of wars that makes this an excellent bit of popular history' JACK (Sept 03)
Winston Groom served in Vietnam with the 4th Infantry Division. He is the author of the prize-winning history of the US Civil War SHROUDS OF GLORY. His Vietnam book CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ENEMY was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His best-selling novels include FORREST GUMP and THE CRIMSON TIDE.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9780304366354 |
| ISBN 10 | 0304366358 |
| Title | A Storm in Flanders |
| Author | Winston Groom |
| Series | Cassell Military Trade Books |
| Condition | Nicht verfügbar |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2003-06-12 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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