The Devil's Own War by EditorJohn Crawford - ISBN: 9780908988228
Paperback
A soldier’s diary reveals the human side of World War One’s firestorm.

The Devil's Own War

The Diary of Herbert Hart: Gallipoli, the Somme and Passchendaele as they happened

  • Paperback

    344 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2009

Summary

The first (hardback) edition of this book sold out before its official publication date, and public demand has been so great that a paperback edition will now be published.

Brigadier-General Herbert Hart landed at Gallipoli on 26 April 1915, commanded the Wellington Battalion during the closing stages of that campaign, then served as a battalion and brigade commander on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918. Throughout the war he kept a diary, in which he recorded his experiences in…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780908988228
ISBN-10:0908988222
Author:EditorJohn Crawford
Publisher:Exisle Publishing
Imprint:Exisle Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:344
Edition:2nd
Release Date:1 September 2009
Weight:774g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
About The Author

EditorJohn Crawford

John Crawford is the New Zealand Defence Force’s historian. He is the author of Operation East Timor (with Glyn Harper), the editor of Kia Kaha: New Zealand in the Second World War, and jointly edited One Flag, One Queen, One Tongue with Ian McGibbon.

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