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Excerpt from Nothing of Importance: A Record of Eight Months at the Front With a Welsh Battalion, October, 1915, to June, 1916
This, then, is the book that I have written. It is the spirit of the war as it came to me, first in big incoherent impressions, later as a more intelligible whole. Perhaps it will seem that the first chapters are somewhat light in tone and inclined to gloss over the terrible side of War. But that is just what happens at first, the interest and adventure are paramount, and it is only after a time, only after all the novelty has worn away, that one gets the real proportion. If the first chapters do not bite deep, remember that this was my experience. This book does not claim to be always sensational or thrilling. One claim only I make for it from end to end it is the truth.
The events recorded are real and true in every detail. I have nowhere exaggerated; for in this war there is nothing more terrible than the truth.
All the persons mentioned are also real, though I have thought it better to give them pseudonyms.
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This, then, is the book that I have written. It is the spirit of the war as it came to me, first in big incoherent impressions, later as a more intelligible whole. Perhaps it will seem that the first chapters are somewhat light in tone and inclined to gloss over the terrible side of War. But that is just what happens at first, the interest and adventure are paramount, and it is only after a time, only after all the novelty has worn away, that one gets the real proportion. If the first chapters do not bite deep, remember that this was my experience. This book does not claim to be always sensational or thrilling. One claim only I make for it from end to end it is the truth.
The events recorded are real and true in every detail. I have nowhere exaggerated; for in this war there is nothing more terrible than the truth.
All the persons mentioned are also real, though I have thought it better to give them pseudonyms.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Bernard Adams
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781528162210
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 368
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Bernard Adams
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330551714
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 370
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