Mar 06, 2014 listen to forgotten voices of the great war audiobook by max arthur. Skilfully assembled by acclaimed author and historian max arthur using the iwms remarkable sound archive, forgotten voices of the great war. In 1972, the imperial war museum began a momentous and important task. Forgotten voices of the great war is a touching, searing, and above all mesmerizing account of world war i, told in the voices of those who endured the tedium, heat, cold, pain, loss, and fear of the worlds most brutal trench warfare to date. Based on the oral testimonies of first world war veterans, collected by the sound archive of the imperial war museum, forgotten voices tells the story of five survivors four men and one woman whose memories provide a vivid and moving firsthand account of the great war. Max arthur is an author who specialises in firsthand recollections of historical events. Nov 01, 2006 forgotten voices of the great war hardcover nov. Listen to forgotten voices of the great war by max arthur. Contains oral accounts of the great war, told in the words of the people who survived it.
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Forgotten voices of the great war by max arthur librarything. It was both the first time many of these recordings had been transcribed and published, and the only comprehensive oral history of the first world war. A new history of wwi in the words of the men and women who were there forgotten voices the great war new ed by arthur, max isbn. This had been the largest battle fought by the americans in world war 2 and at the end of it germany was facing its final defeat. Forgotten voices of the great war and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Forgotten voices is a series of audio tapes and books put together by the imperial war museum. Max arthur books list of books by author max arthur. Listen to forgotten voices of the great war audiobook by max arthur. He has worked closely with the imperial war museum to bring together two books in the forgotten voices series, forgotten voices of the great war and forgotten voices of the second world war.
Forgotten voices features men and women who speak with honest fear, determination, bewilderment, indifference and unmistakable courage, as they recount their experiences from events such as the battle of the somme, the dday landings, dunkirk and other times from the great war and world war ii. Forgotten voices of the second world war penguin books. Forgotten voices of the great war is the fruit of a project of the british imperial war museum begun in 1972 to taperecord the accounts of soldiers of all the armies involved in the great war. In particular his works focussed on the first and second.
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Many of the tapes from the imperial war museum sound archive had been forgotten. Forgotten voices of the second world war illustrated max. Adapted from forgotten voices of the great war by max arthur. Twelve further books covering aspects of the second world war, the falklands and the victoria cross followed, selling well over a million copies to date. The resulting book is an important, unique and compelling story of wwi in the words of those who. Oct 23, 2003 forgotten voices of the great war the struggle to victory by max arthur, 9781856868037, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Max arthurs most popular book is forgotten voices of the great war. Illustrated with photographs from the imperial war museum archives, maps and timelines, with special features read more. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Forgotten voices of the great war is a collection of interviews with people who lived through the first world war. Forgotten scottish voices from the great war by author derek young. My only criticism would be a lack of clarity about the campaigns and lack of maps. A new history of world war two in the words of the men and women who were there 9780091897345 by arthur, max and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Click download or read online button to get forgotten voices of the second world war book now.
Books related period first world war content creator arthur, max author imperial war museum author forgotten voices author ebury press publisher production date 2006 place made london dimensions. In 1960 a team of archivists from the imperial war museum began the task of tracking down ordinary world war i veterans and interviewing them in detail about their war experiences. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Joshua levine is the author of forgotten voices of the blitz and the battle for britain 41,000 in two editions, forgotten voices of the somme 20,500 in hardback and on a wing and a prayer. The resulting audiobook is an important and compelling history of wwi, in the words of those who experienced it. This new paperback edition of voices of battle of the bulge tells the story of this pivotal battle of world war 2 through contemporary witnesses. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. I first read this book many years ago, but am completly in awe, listening to the actual veterans first hand accounts really brings home the true reality, of the worst conflict in living. Max arthur author of forgotten voices of the great war.
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Books by max arthur author of forgotten voices of the great war. Books by max arthur author of forgotten voices of the. Imperial war museum great britain this is a landmark work using unique imperial war museum archive material, in which the story of world war one is told in the words of the men and women who were actually there. The author comes to the project following her significant work in recording the experiences of holocaust survivors for the imperial war museum sound archive, one of the most important archives of its kind in the world. By the end of the battle, the british had learned many lessons in modern warfare while the germans had suffered irreplaceable losses, ultimately laying the foundations for the allies final victory on the western front. Forgotten voices of the great war audible audio edition. The experiences of scottish soldiers during the first world war in their own words. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read forgotten voices of the great war. Forgotten voices of the holocaust by lyn smith used very. Forgotten voices of the great war audiobook by max.
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