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A Soldier'S Diary
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ISBN10: 9354442471
ISBN13: 9789354442476
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 26 2021
Pages: 206
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.44 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789354442476
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 26 2021
Pages: 206
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.44 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Mud, fear, comradeship, and fleeting moments of humanity: one ordinary soldier records what war truly feels like, day after unrelenting day. Every entry is startlingly direct. Ralph Scott's A Soldier's Diary stands as a classic war diary, a work of military memoir nonfiction shaped not by hindsight but by the pressure of events as they unfolded. In plain, unsentimental prose, Scott captures soldier life in wartime: the strain of duty, the sharp edge of danger, the boredom between alarms, and the small acts of kindness that keep men going. These pages trace courage and sacrifice in war alongside battlefield trauma and resilience, offering vintage soldier experiences that remain disturbingly familiar to modern readers. As a historic wartime memoir, it speaks both to casual browsers curious about the human side of conflict and to serious military history readers seeking an authentic primary voice. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Ideal for fans of war memoirs and any war diary book chosen for a war memoir book club, A Soldier's Diary enriches a personal library or a military history classics collection. More than a narrative of battles, it is an intimate human document: the daybook of a single life set against the vast machinery of war.
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