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by Lyn Macdonald

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This is an account of the first few months of the Great War, from the build-up of the fighting to the first Battle of Ypres, written by the author of Somme, They called it Passchendaele and The Roses of No Man's Land.

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Yorkshire Post Book Award (First Prize – 1987)

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Original publication date: 1987
Important events: World War I (1914 | 1918)

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 940.4 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe Military History Of World War I
LCC: D521 .M23 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) World War I (1914-1918)
BISAC: HIS HISTORY Military General
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Languages: Dutch, English
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ISBNs: 5
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Published: 1987
Genres: History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 940.4
LCC: D521 .M23

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