{"product_id":"from-both-sides-now-ingrid-cranfield-9781739821913","title":"From Both Sides Now: Memories of an Austro-Hungarian Fighter and POW in World War I Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe astonishing diary of a war hero. Lovingly translated and compiled by his daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSent to fetch a bandage for a comrade whose leg had just been blown off. Winning a medal for bravery for running up a hill under fire to deliver a message to his commander. Relishing meals of potatoes and coffee. Studying Roman Law, Portuguese and double-entry bookkeeping in a POW camp. Suffering anti-Semitic jibes and discrimination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are some of the experiences recorded in the diaries and letters of a young Austro-Hungarian who enlisted in the army in 1916, aged 18, and fought in some of the fiercest battles of World War I in Italy, before being taken prisoner of war by the Italians after the Armistice. The diaries, transcribed from a now obsolete German shorthand, and other material originally written in German have been translated, compiled and edited by his daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated with photos, documents, letters and souvenirs and copiously provided with background information to set the scene, From Both Sides Now presents a picture of one mans war and life and makes a unique and important contribution to the military and social history of the time, rarely seen from the Austro-Hungarian side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ingrid Cranfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739821912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739821913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ingrid Cranfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Ingrid Cranfield","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981312917759,"sku":"9781739821913","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_804ebdbb-f284-44ef-88be-bcbfc588d16e.jpg?v=1683254854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-both-sides-now-ingrid-cranfield-9781739821913","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}