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A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and a Great War written by Joseph Loconte performed by Dave Hoffman on Audio CD (Unabridged)

A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and a Great War written by Joseph Loconte performed by Dave Hoffman on Audio CD (Unabridged)£39.99

The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis The First World War laid waste to a continent and permanently altered the political and religious landscape of the West. For a generation of men and women, it brought the end of innocence and the end..

Great Britain's Great War written by Jeremy Paxman performed by Roy McMillan on CD (Unabridged)

Great Britain's Great War written by Jeremy Paxman performed by Roy McMillan on CD (Unabridged)
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ISBN:  9780241968826
Genre - Main:  Non-Fiction
Genre - Specific:  History
Duration:  600 mins
Length:  Unabridged
Author:  Jeremy Paxman
Performer 1:  Roy McMillan

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We may think we know about it, but what was life really like for the British people during the First World War? The well-known images - the pointing finger of Lord Kitchener; a Tommy buried in the mud of the Western Front; the memorial poppies of remembrance day - all reinforce the idea that it was a pointless...

waste of life. So why did the British fight it so willingly and how did the country endure it for so long?

Using a wealth of first-hand source material, Jeremy Paxman brings vividly to life the day-to-day experience of the British over the entire course of the war, from politicians, newspapermen, campaigners and Generals, to Tommies, factory workers, nurses, wives and children, capturing the whole mood and morale of the nation.

It reveals that life and identity in Britain were often dramatically different from our own, and show how both were utterly transformed - not always for the worst - by the enormous upheaval of the war. Rich with personalities, surprises and ironies, this lively narrative history paints a picture of courage and confusion, doubts and dilemmas, and is written with Jeremy Paxman's characteristic flair for storytelling, wry humour and pithy observation.

Praise for Empire: "Paxman is witty, incisive, acerbic and opinionated...In short, he carries the whole thing off with panache bordering on effrontery". (Sunday Times).

"He writes with wit and penetration, and every page can be read with relaxed pleasure'". (Spectator).

Jeremy Paxman is a renowned broadcaster, award-winning journalist and the bestselling author of seven works of non-fiction, including The English, The Political Animal and Empire.

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