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1914-1918: Voices & Images Of The Great War This book diversifies from Lyn Macdonald's series of books covering each year of the First World War in turn, and instead presents source material covering the whole of the war and its aftermath. Letters from the front, contemporary newspaper ads, first person accounts and great photographs make this a very readable book. Great as either a complements to the main series or if read alone. ... 1914: The Days of Hope In this stunning book Lyn Macdonald describes the events leading up to the First World War, and the war itself up to November 1914. Concentrating on the individuals who experienced the war, and quoting extensively from their diaries, letters and memoirs, Lyn Macdonald has created a military history for all. The feats of sheer endurance and the victories in the face of overwhelming odds will astound and the dry wit of the British Tommy facing adversity ... 1915: The Death Of Innocence The second in Lyn Macdonald's First World War series deals with the year 1915, when the war became entrenched in every sense of the word, when the new horrors of gas and flamethrowers made their dreadful appearance, when the stage was set for futile advances 'over the top'. Concentrates on the Western Front; the Gallipoli sections are no more than a useful introduction to that theatre, but nonetheless an essential guide to the 'forgotten' year on the W...	View these reviews in summary mode Lyn MacDonald Message Board 4/10/2005 3:49:49 PM Talk about the novels, new and used books that Macdonald has written!