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Military historian Richard Holmes turns his attention to the infamous First World War trench line, the Western Front. Of the nine million British and Dominion soldiers who were killed in action in the Great War, most died here. In this thorough examination of the role the Front played in the war...

This poignant account details the experiences of a dedicated nurse who found herself in France at the outbreak of World War I, serving until May 1915. The narrative, pieced together from her letters home, paints a vivid and at times harrowing picture of the casualties of war during that period. Initially based at the General Hospital in Le Havre, she soon found herself as one of the few sisters working on ambulance trains, ferrying the wounded from front-line Clearing Hospitals to the larger General Hospitals in Boulogne and Le Havre. Toward the end of her tale, she recounts her time at a ...

This is a tribute to the early heroes of Mons, who endured the hardships of forced retreats and gruelling marches under the scorching sun, propelled only by the threat of bayonet and the fear of falling prey to the Huns savage acts. They are the inspiration for my story, narrated amidst the scrutiny of countless critic eyes and a path laden with challenges. - Kate John Finzi