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Book 2011

The quick and the dead

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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Language
English
Published
2011
  • Soldiers
  • War and families
  • History
  • Family relationships

This title tells the story of the wives and children who were left behind as their husbands, fathers, and brothers fought and died in the First World War. The book features 50 interviews, private diaries, and a collection of unpublished letters written by the soldiers to their families back home.