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Id 203
Title Privates' Diaries, August 1914–February 1919
Contributor Imperial War Museum
Coverage 1914-1919
Identifier 72733c
Creator -
Description These series of recollections discuss the battles around the Ypres Salient, focusing in particular upon the Battle of Passchendaele. Additionally, they provide perspectives on the Battles of Loos and Arras, and the fighting at Bethune. Several descriptions of the Somme offensive also feature. Certain information contained in this volume is less likely to be found in an Officer's diary. For example, the diaries in this volume record experiences of moving supplies to the battlefront. They likewise supply candid opinions on poor organisation, the conditions of the army, the perceived inequalities of military life, commentary regarding conscientious objectors, and the minutiae of trench life.
Format jpg
Language eng
Publisher British Online Archives
Relation -
Rights Content © Imperial War Museum; images © Microform Academic Publishers, 2012. All rights reserved.
Source Life on the Front Line: Diaries, News, and Letters from the First World War, 1914–1919
Type jpg
Publish_status -