Wales on the Western Front

This anthology provides an impression of what it meant to be a soldier on the Western front in the First World War and, above all, what it meant to be a Welsh soldier.

List of contents

Acknowledgements Introduciton Frank Richards Bernard Adams Wilfred Bowden Charles Clayton Emlyn Davies James Dunn M. St H. Evans Robert Graves Llewellyn Wyn Griffith Ivor Gurney Arthur Humphreys-Owen David Jones Harry W. Jones A.S. Junior M.J.L. Saunders Lewis Oscar Lloyd Monmouthshire Territorials Siegfried Sassoon Edward Thomas C.H. Dudley Ward Morgan Watcyn-Williams Wynn Wheldon Aneurin Williams W.G. Sweet Vivian de Sola Pinto Select Bibliography Appendix A: The Army of 1914 Appendix B: Kitcheners Armies Appendix C: Welsh Infantry Battalions on the Western Front Appendix D: Chronology of the Main Battles

About the author

John Richards was as senior lecturer at the University of Wales until 1994. He died in 2010.

Summary

Commemorates the experience of Welshmen on the Western Front, aiming to collect together writing which provides an impression of what it meant to be a soldier in World War I. This anthology includes authors such as Edward Thomas, Robert Graves, David Jones and Saunders Lewis.

Product details

• Authors: John Richards
• Assisted by: John Richards (Editor), Richards John (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2014
• EAN: 9781783160631
• ISBN: 978-1-78316-063-1
• No. of pages: 225
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Wales, On, Western, Front, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, True war & combat stories, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, Battles & campaigns, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), True war and combat stories, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I