Philip Gibbs

Now It Can Be Told (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Written by a British war correspondent who was present in and around the front lines of the western front for the entirety of WWI, the title refers to the fact that his writings here are published without the censorship that was in place during the war. An absolutely outstanding account of the realities of war in general, WWI trench warfare in particular, with appropriate commendation of the suffering, sacrifices, and heroism, without glorification of fighting. It is clearly an anti-war treatise, but without denigrating the service and sacrifice of those whose lives were changed forever by their experiences in France and Belgium. Now It Can Be Told is thought by many not only as one of the best WWI books, but as one of the best war/history books on record.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: World War Classics
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788827570388
• Artikelnr.: 51014414

Autorenporträt

British writer and war reporter Philip Gibbs (1877-1962) is most known for his coverage of World War I. Later, he worked for the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Express after beginning his career as a correspondent for the Daily Chronicle. He was embedded with British forces and covered the main engagements on the Western Front throughout the conflict. As many people read and admired his reporting, he was given the Order of the British Empire in 1918. During the war, Gibbs continued to work as a writer and published numerous books, including "The Soul of the War" and "Realities of War," on his experiences there. He worked as a foreign correspondent as well, reporting on things like the Nuremberg trials and the Spanish Civil War. Over his career, Gibbs wrote to several periodicals and was a prolific writer. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Birmingham and was a member of the Royal Society of Literature. At the age of 85, he passed away in 1962.