The deeply personal diary of a young British soldier serving in France with the Royal Engineers during the First World War.
About the Book
This account of the ups and downs of active service on the battleground is the perfect read for fans of Aubrey Smith, Jonathan King, John Toland, and Laurence Stallings.
In 1915, at the age of 18, John Glubb joined the 7th Field Company in the Ypres Salient. From here, he would go on to serve at Ypres, on the Somme, at Arras, and Cambrai. As the war progressed, he often found himself in command of his company until brutally injured in 1917. Desperate to return to active service and his beloved unit, he returned in 1918 to the Western Front, not as a naïve teenager but as a man who had witnessed the full horror of war.
This diary tells his own war story: the work carried out, the conditions, the sights, the comradeship, and how life was lived amidst the daily horrors, dangers, and desolation in front of and behind the lines. It also captures his very humane sensitivity towards the welfare of the horses employed under his charge, as well as the men and the contrasting beauties of the natural world.
Through Glubb’s fascinating firsthand account, the reader gains a real insight into the vital contribution the Royal Engineers made towards achieving final victory over
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