World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English; World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, Turkish
"_A book of singular interest.... Remarkable for its sidelights, on
what may be called the domestic phases of the war._"--_Daily
Graphic._
THE SILENCE OF COLONEL BRAMBLE. By ANDRE MAUROIS. Translated from the
French. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 5/- net.
This remarkably amusing account of an English regimental mess by a
French officer who was attached as an interpreter, has had an
immense vogue in France, and its appeal to English readers will
without doubt be equally wide.
"_Those who do not already know the book in French, will lose
nothing of its charm in English form.... The humours of the mess
room are inimitable.... The whole thing is real, alive, sympathetic.
There is not a false touch in all its delicate glancing
wit._"--_Daily Telegraph._
"_An excellent translation.... A gay and daring translation.... I
laughed over its audacious humour._"--_JAMES DOUGLAS in The Star._
FIELD AMBULANCE SKETCHES. By a Corporal. Crown 8vo. 4/- net.
These sketches by a stretcher-bearer are extraordinarily clear and
actual. "Behind a Raid" is a wonderfully vivid piece of work; the
reader lives every second of these thrilling hours, and the whole
scene is touched in masterly style. The other pages are equally
fine. To the civilian they bring home the actualities of War; while
soldiers of every class will enjoy them in their fine truthfulness.
SAPPER DOROTHY LAWRENCE: The only English Woman Soldier. Late Royal
Engineers, 51st Division, 179th Tunnelling Company, B.E.F. With
Portraits. Crown 8vo. 5/- net.
Miss Dorothy Lawrence enjoys the distinction of having been the only
British woman soldier, and in this book she sets out her varied
experiences, first in Paris, where she did the necessary drills, and
finally "up the line."
A KUT PRISONER. By H. C. W. BISHOP. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 6/- net.
More exciting than any fictitious story of adventure the main part
of this book is occupied by the story of the author's escape, in
company with three other British officers, from Kastamuni in Asia
Minor. MR. BISHOP was captured at the fall of Kut, and his narrative
includes a description of the appalling long march from Kut to
Kastamuni, during which such a large proportion of our men succumbed
to their sufferings which were wilfully aggravated by their
captors.
WITH THE CHINKS. By Lieut. DARYL KLEIN. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo.
6/6 net.
The author of "With the Chinks" was a civilian in China who
volunteered as an officer for the training of Chinese coolies who
were brought to France to form Labour Brigades to work behind the
lines. The characters of his charges are sketched with considerable
skill, and the voyage via Canada and the Panama Canal to France is
picturesquely described. The book forms a unique and interesting
page in the voluminous History of the War.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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