From Trench and Turret Royal Marines Letters & Diaries 1914-1918

From Trench and Turret Royal Marines Letters & Diaries 1914-1918

 

Some 55,000 Royal Marines served in the Great War, of whom over a fifth were killed or wounded. The Corps served with distinction, as their motto says, Per Mare Per Terram - By sea and by land - in all theatres, including the Western Front, Gallipoli, and in various naval actions including the Fleet action at Jutland. S M Holloway here weaves together first hand accounts from the letters and diaries of Royal Marines as Britain fought what was judged 'the war to end all wars'. The accounts of action mix the stoicism of the time with an immediacy that brings the events of ninety years ago into as sharp a focus as if they happened today. In addition to the horrors of combat, Holloway shows how men coped with life far from home in difficult circumstances; from treasure hunts and impromptu 'dinner parties' from whatever came to hand, to sports as varied as cricket and 'bomb throwing'.

 

SM Hollowat, in association with the Royal Marines Museum

Hardcover 216pp

Book Code:  EX0826

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