The Wipers Times
The Famous First World War Trench Newspaper
$49.19
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2018
Summary
The bestselling facsimile reproduction of the famed trench newspaper of the First World War - a unique portrait of life on the wartime frontline.
Decades ahead of the amusing but distorting buffoonery of Blackadder Goes Forth, this complete edition of the Wipers Times, the famed trench newspaper of the First World War, is an extraordinary mix of black humour, fake entertainment programmes and pastiche articles, and constitutes a unique record of life…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472834225 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472834224 |
| Author: | Christopher Westhorp |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 158mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
The humour woven into the correspondence, observations and stories for all 23 issues published characterises an indomitable spirit.
Now faithfully reproduced page by page, it remains immensely moving in the laughter of its resilience and still relevant as a testament to gallantry under fire. * The Times *
The humour woven into the correspondence, observations and stories for all 23 issues published characterises an indomitable spirit. * Discover Britain *
a remarkable insight into life in the trenches * Good Book Guide *
Christopher Westhorp
Chris Westhorp is an experienced freelance editor, writer and researcher. Formerly of Arms and Armour Press and Duncan Baird Publishing, he has a specialist interest in military history and aviation. Chris is the author of The Commando Pocket Manual 1939-1945 amongst numerous other titles.
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