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Wipers Times: The Famous First World War Trench Newspaper [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 336 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 216x153x30 mm, weight: 573 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 10-Sep-2013
  • Leidėjas: Conway
  • ISBN-10: 184486233X
  • ISBN-13: 9781844862337
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 336 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 216x153x30 mm, weight: 573 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 10-Sep-2013
  • Leidėjas: Conway
  • ISBN-10: 184486233X
  • ISBN-13: 9781844862337
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Decades ahead of the amusing but distorting buffoonery of Blackadder Goes Forth, this complete edition of the Wipers Times, the famed trench newspaper of the First World War, is an extraordinary mix of black humour, fake entertainment programmes and pastiche articles, and constitutes a unique record of life on the wartime frontline. From its long-running cartoon pun (Are We Being Offensive Enough?) to its brilliantly subversive column Things We Want to Know (the name of the officer who originated the idea), its hilarious spoof ads to its pastiche fake contributors (Belary Helloc), this complete facsimile edition of the Wipers Times, produced to accompany the BBC dramatization, is a historical masterpiece that enables us to sample the real spirit of the trenches . . . from the safety of our armchairs. If you can drink the beer the Belgians sell you, And pay the price they ask with ne'er a grouse, If you believe the tales that some will tell you, And live in mud with ground sheet for a house, If you can live on bully and a biscuit, And thank your stars that you've a tot of rum, Dodge whizzbangs with a grin, and as you risk it Talk glibly of the pretty way they hum. . .

Recenzijos

Now faithfully reproduced page by page, it remains immensely moving in the laughter of its resilience and still relevant as a testament to gallantry under fire. * The Times * The humour woven into the correspondence, observations and stories for all 23 issues published characterises an indomitable spirit. * Discover Britain * a remarkable insight into life in the trenches * Good Book Guide *

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The bestselling facsimile reproduction of the famed trench newspaper of the First World War - a unique portrait of life on the wartime frontline.
Introduction iv
Christopher Westhorp
Wipers Times No. 1 Vol. 1, 12 February 1916 1(12)
Wipers Times No. 2 Vol. 1, 26 February 1916 13(12)
Wipers Times No. 3 Vol. 1, 6 March 1916 25(12)
Wipers Times No. 4 Vol. 1, 20 March 1916 37(14)
New Church Times No. 1 Vol. 1, 17 April 1916 51(10)
New Church Times No. 2 Vol. 1, 8 May 1916 61(12)
New Church Times No. 3 Vol. 1, 22 May 1916 73(12)
New Church Times No. 4 Vol. 1, 29 May 1916 85(16)
Kemmel Times No. 1 Vol. 1, 3 July 1916 101(12)
Somme Times No. 1 Vol. 1, 31 July 1916 113(12)
B.E.F. Times No. 1 Vol. 1, 1 December 1916 125(12)
B.E.F. Times No. 2 Vol. 1, 25 December 1916 137(16)
B.E.F. Times No. 3 Vol. 1, 20 January 1917 153(16)
B.E.F. Times No. 4 Vol. 1, 5 March 1917 169(16)
B.E.F. Times No. 5 Vol. 1, 10 April 1917 185(16)
B.E.F. Times No. 1 Vol. 2, 15 August 1917 201(16)
B.E.F. Times No. 2 Vol. 2, 8 September 1917 217(16)
B.E.F. Times No. 3 Vol. 2, 1 November 1917 233(16)
B.E.F. Times No. 4 Vol. 2, 25 December 1917 249(20)
B.E.F. Times No. 5 Vol. 2, 22 January 1918 269(16)
B.E.F. Times No. 6 Vol. 2, 26 February 1918 285(16)
Better Times No. 1 Vol. 1, November 1918 301(16)
Better Times No. 2 Vol. 1, December 1918 317
Chris Westhorp is an experienced freelance editor, writer and researcher. Formerly of Arms and Armour Press and Duncan Baird Publishing, he has a specialist interest in military history and aviation. Chris is the author of The Commando Pocket Manual 1950-1945(Conway, 2012) amongst numerous other titles.