Forgotten Voices Of The Great War
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  • Published: 3 July 2014
  • ISBN: 9780091888879
  • Imprint: Ebury Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $27.99
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Forgotten Voices Of The Great War

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6 Mar 2014
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3 Jul 2014
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A fascinating history of World War I in the words of those who were there – 'an extraordinary and immensely moving book' Stephen Fry

This unique landmark oral history uses first-hand accounts from ordinary men and women who were there. Gripping, poignant, surprising and even humorous, the personal experiences of these soldiers, civilians, marines and medics from both sides tell us what it was really like to live through what was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Skilfully assembled by acclaimed author and historian Max Arthur using the IWM’s remarkable sound archive, Forgotten Voices of the Great War became an instant classic on first publication with close to half a million copies sold.

In 1972, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous and important task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing First World War veterans and interviewing them in order to record the experiences of ordinary individuals in war. Since then the Sound Archive has grown to become the largest and most important oral history collections in the world. It now contains over 34,000 recordings, including interviews with veterans of both world wars – both service personnel and non-combatants – recordings relating to Britain and the Empire in the inter-war period 1919–1939, conflicts since 1945 and the Holocaust.

In 2002, Ebury Press published the first edition of Forgotten Voices of the Great War. It was both the first time many of these recordings had been transcribed and published, and the only comprehensive oral history of the First World War. Twelve further books covering aspects of the Second World War, the Falklands and the Victoria Cross followed, selling well over a million copies to date.
  • Published: 3 July 2014
  • ISBN: 9780091888879
  • Imprint: Ebury Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $27.99
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About the author

Max Arthur

Max Arthur is an author who specialises in first-hand recollections of historical events. He has worked closely with the Imperial War Museum to bring together two books in the Forgotten Voices series, Forgotten Voices of the Great War and Forgotten Voices of the Second World War.

Previous titles include The Manchester United Air Crash; Above All Courage; Northern Ireland: Soldiers Talking; Men of the Red Beret; There Shall Be Wings: The RAF 1918 to the Present; The True Glory: The Royal Navy 1914 to Present.

Prior to becoming a writer, he served with the Royal Air Force and for some years was an actor.

Also by Max Arthur

Lest We Forget
Last of the Few
Dambusters
The Busby Babes
Forgotten Voices Of The Second World War
Forgotten Voices Of The Second World War: The Fight for Survival
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Praise for Forgotten Voices Of The Great War

This extraordinary book is crammed with details, conjuring up the atmosphere of war as vividly as the frequent descriptions of appalling violence

Daily Telegraph

The stories of these now long-dead vets simply jump off the page

FHM

The words of the soldiers are as fresh as if they were written yesterday ... extraordinary

Mail on Sunday

Everyone who loves oral history will enjoy the often harrowing accounts contained in this book

History Today

A compelling account of a world not to be forgotten

Despatches

These stories are so harrowing, and their witness so precise and devastating

The Times

Crammed with such details, conjuring up the atmosphere of war as vividly as the frequent descriptions of appalling violence

Telegraph

An extraordinary and immensely moving book

Stephen Fry

Tailor-made for classroom use as well as maximum impact on the general reader

TES, Book of the Week

An impressive anthology of eye-witness experiences which does not short-change us on the horror and filth ... of that dreadful conflict

The Herald, Glasgow