Meeting the Enemy - The Human Face of the Great War (Hardcover)

A British soldier walked over to the German front line to deliver newspapers; British women married to Germans became "enemy aliens" in their own country; a high-ranking British POW discussed his own troops' heroism with the kaiser on the battlefield. These are just three amazing stories of interaction between the opposing sides in the Great War that eminent historian Richard van Emden has unearthed--incidents that show brutality, great humanity, and, above all, the bizarre nature of a conflict between two nations with long-standing ties of kinship and friendship. "Meeting the Enemy" reveals for the first time how contact was maintained on many levels throughout the war, and its stories--sometimes funny, often moving--give us a new perspective on the lives of ordinary men and women caught up in extraordinary events.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2013
First published:	September 2014
Authors:	Richard Van Emden
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-4088-2164-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > General Books > History > European history > From 1900 > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War
LSN:	1-4088-2164-8
Barcode:	9781408821640

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