"The phenomenally successful FORGOTTEN VOICES series, based on eye-witness accounts taken from the Imperial War Museum's vast sound archive is now collected together for the first time. LEST WE FORGET compiles first-hand recollections from all five books, from the Great War to the Falklands, to vividly illustrate the impact of war. Told in the actual words of the men, women and children who lived through a century of war it is a moving insight into the conflicts of the twentieth century. The testaments of those who were there depict the horrors of war, yet also provide inspiration with tales of enduring courage, sacrifice, daring and even humour. Arranged thematically into chapters such as hope, fear, the kindness of strangers, the human cost and brothers in arms, it demonstrates the full scope of war in all its ugly reality. Evocatively illustrated throughout with line drawings from the Imperial War Museum's archives, it will appeal to anyone wanting to gain an insight into not only specific conflicts, but the overarching and sometimes suprising effects of war in general. Published to coincide with Rememberance Day commemorations, Lest We Forget vividly ensures that the wartime
"The phenomenally successful FORGOTTEN VOICES series, based on eye-witness accounts taken from the Imperial War Museum's vast sound archive is now collected together for the first time. LEST WE FORGET compiles first-hand recollections from all five books, from the Great War to the Falklands, to vividly illustrate the impact of war. Told in the actual words of the men, women and children who lived through a century of war it is a moving insight into the conflicts of the twentieth century. The testaments of those who were there depict the horrors of war, yet also provide inspiration with tales of enduring courage, sacrifice, daring and even humour. Arranged thematically into chapters such as hope, fear, the kindness of strangers, the human cost and brothers in arms, it demonstrates the full scope of war in all its ugly reality. Evocatively illustrated throughout with line drawings from the Imperial War Museum's archives, it will appeal to anyone wanting to gain an insight into not only specific conflicts, but the overarching and sometimes suprising effects of war in general. Published to coincide with Rememberance Day commemorations, Lest We Forget vividly ensures that the wartime
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