Wipers Times
«Now faithfully reproduced page by page, it remains immensely moving in the laughter of its resilience and still relevant as a testament to gallantry under fire.»
The Times
Decades ahead of the amusing but distorting buffoonery of Blackadder Goes Forth, this complete edition of the Wipers Times, the famed trench newspaper of the First World War, is an extraordinary mix of black humour, fake entertainment programmes and pastiche articles, and constitutes a unique record of life on the wartime frontline. Les mer
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And thank your stars that you've a tot of rum, Dodge whizzbangs with a grin, and as you risk it Talk glibly of the pretty way they hum. . .
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Osprey Publishing
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 336
- ISBN
- 9781472834225
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 22 x 15 cm
Om forfatteren
Anmeldelser
«Now faithfully reproduced page by page, it remains immensely moving in the laughter of its resilience and still relevant as a testament to gallantry under fire.»
The Times
«The humour woven into the correspondence, observations and stories for all 23 issues published characterises an indomitable spirit.»
Discover Britain
«a remarkable insight into life in the trenches»
Good Book Guide