To the Last Ridge

To the Last Ridge
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Publisher : Grub Street the Basement
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 1904010202
ISBN-13 : 9781904010203
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Book Synopsis To the Last Ridge by : W. H. Downing

Download or read book To the Last Ridge written by W. H. Downing and published by Grub Street the Basement. This book was released on 2002 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written just after the heat of the battle and in the language of the time, this is the personal account of an ordinary soldier's experience of one of the most horrific series of battles ever fought. Fleurbaix, Bapaume, Beaumetz, Lagincourt, Bullecourt, The Menin Road, Villers-Bretonneux, Peronne and Mont St. Quentin. Downing describes the mud, the rats, the constant pounding of the guns, the deaths, the futility, but also the humour and the heroism of one of the most compelling periods in world history. His writing is spare but vivid, and presents a graphic description of an ordinary person's struggle to survive.


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