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Sniper Jackson. A novel of the Great War

Door Frederick Sleath e.a.

Categorie
WO I
Boeknummer
#233686
Titel
Sniper Jackson. A novel of the Great War
Auteur
Sleath, Frederick & Martin Pegler (introduction)
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Barnsley, Frontline Books
Jaar van uitgave
2014
ISBN10
1848327455
ISBN13
9781848327450
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

Although it reads as a novel, Sniper Jackson can be justifiably viewed as 'faction' weaving true events around a mythical character. This was a commonplace method of writing at a time when many serving or ex-soldiers did not want individuals or events in their books to be identified, and many used pseudonyms to conceal their identities. Sleath's work bears all the hallmarks of personal experience, in particular those small details of trench life and the insights into the close-knit camaraderie commonly found in specialist units that only those who have experienced it could know. It would be a mistake to dismiss such literature as imagination or fabrication, bearing little relationship to reality. The truth is that such books actually contain a wealth of information and Sniper Jackson is
... (Lees verder)a very rare piece of eyewitness history about sniping, a little-known and rarely discussed element of trench warfare.
Pagina's
213
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 10,00

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