{"product_id":"war-letters-of-fallen-englishmen-laurence-housman-9780812218152","title":"War Letters of Fallen Englishmen","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than eight million young men perished during the First World War--a staggering figure. The natural reaction to such a great loss of humanity was to forget the individuals and recast the conflict into one of faceless armies and battles commemorated in stone and metal monuments. \u003ci\u003eWar Letters of Fallen Englishmen\u003c\/i\u003e was published following the war in order to remind the living of those who were lost in the name of the British crown--brothers, husbands, fathers, sons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection provides, in the very words of those who participated and died in combat, the closest approximation possible to the experience of war. Carefully selected from thousands of letters, those in this collection are poignant, powerful, and graphic and were chosen for their depth of perception, the intensity of their descriptions, and their messages to future generations. This edition contains a new foreword by the distinguished World War I historian Jay Winter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurence Housman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812218159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812218152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pine Street Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.22h x 5.04w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 96 - Strongly Recommended","brand":"Laurence Housman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947275944191,"sku":"9780812218152","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e349e63d-8bd3-4f97-8eb0-147e35d74674.jpg?v=1681517756","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-letters-of-fallen-englishmen-laurence-housman-9780812218152","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}