The sailor's war, 1914-18

Hardcover 20x25 cm, 224 pages. World War One was a young man’s war at sea as much as on land, but their stories are seldom told. Now, thanks to the 1914-18 Personal Experience Archives at Sunderland, their experiences can be understood. Using contemporary diaries and letters and later recollections of young officers and ratings, Peter Liddle has compiled Sailor’s War. For once a war book can truly be called unique. The drama of battle is conveyed in the words and impressions of the men and boys who fought whilst the desperate spirit of the prolonged Dardanelles/Gallipoli venture is all to clear. But the book breaks new ground in other areas. It does not just cover the major battles, actions and operations but deals with the unusual and less well known aspects of the war at sea. 9780713713978