Why Mary Ellen loves this book
Since Tolkien's father, J.R. Tolkien, served in WWI, perhaps he'd heard some of the stories. He certainly wrote as if he was experiencing them firsthand. Complicated characters from all different classes, all handled with sensitivity. Loved the description from the coal mines to WWI, the sadness and futility of the war. WWI fan and this is one of the best I've read.
2 authors picked No Man's Land as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
From freezing infantrymen huddled in bloodied trenches on the front lines to intricate political maneuvering and tense strategy sessions in European capitals, noted historian John Toland tells of the unforgettable final year of the First World War. As 1918 opened, the Allies and Central Powers remained locked in a desperate, bloody stalemate, despite the deaths of millions of soldiers over the previous three and a half years. The arrival of the Americans "over there" by the middle of the year turned the tide of war, resulting in an Allied victory in November. In these pages participants on both sides, from…
