From Eton to Ypres : the letters and diaries of Lt Col Wilfrid Abel Smith, Grenadier Guards, 1914-15
Smith, Wilfrid Abel2017
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Total copies: 1
Wilfrid Abel Smith has been acknowledged as one of the outstanding commanding officers of World War I. His letters and diaries provide a vivid, first-hand account of the fighting and suffering on the frontline and trench warfare. As an Old Etonian, his account gives insight into his family's social network and the connections he made.
Main title:
From Eton to Ypres : the letters and diaries of Lt Col Wilfrid Abel Smith, Grenadier Guards, 1914-15 / edited by Charles Abel Smith and Henry Hanning.
Work:
Imprint:
Stroud : The History Press, 2017.
Collation:
272 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780750981798 (pbk)0750981792 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.4814 SMI940.4814
LC class:
D640
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
314233