Philip Gibbs

The Soul of the War (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Gibbs reviews the true horror of man, the true horror of war. In this book he spends much time revealing the sacrifices, heartaches and unimaginable horrors that the French and the Belgians had to endure during the Great War.He speaks of his time volunteering as a stretcher-bearer for an ambulance service and risks and dangers that he undertook to try and save as many young men as possible. His tales of the hospital wards and the wounded young men he saw is a perfect summary for why war should never be the answer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: World War Classics
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788827570425
• Artikelnr.: 51014537

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.