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In the trenches with a Tommy machine gunner,
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This review is from: With a Machine Gun to Cambrai (Cassell Military Paperbacks) (Paperback)
Shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, 16 year-old George Coppard (a nephew of the short story writer A. E. Coppard) enlists with the 6th Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment. By early 1915, he is in France, where, after becoming a member of a machine gun crew, he participates in a number of significant battles, until he finally receives his Blighty near the end of the war.
Using journals that he kept at the time, the author worked on the book following his retirement; the manuscript was then sent to the Imperial War Museum, which was endeavouring to collect such memoirs for posterity. The Imperial War Museum subsequently published the book in 1969, and has ever since been recognized as a lucid testament to the experiences of the common British soldier during the war. It is truly an excellent read, filled with interesting and harrowing details of trench warfare. A must read for anyone interested in the First World War. |
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With a Machine Gun to Cambrai (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by George Coppard (Paperback - November 4, 1999)
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