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I didn't find this quite as enjoyable as The Thirty-Nine Steps, but it was fun reading.
What I found fascinating throughout was the fact that this was written in 1916, only two years into WWI, and yet his description of the trenches is so vivid! I kept wondering if he fought in WWI, and if so, how he managed to produce a novel at the same time. Wikipedia tells me he was a war correspondent in France, so I guess that explains it.
As a South African, I enjoy his occasional use of "Dutch" and refere ...more
What I found fascinating throughout was the fact that this was written in 1916, only two years into WWI, and yet his description of the trenches is so vivid! I kept wondering if he fought in WWI, and if so, how he managed to produce a novel at the same time. Wikipedia tells me he was a war correspondent in France, so I guess that explains it.
As a South African, I enjoy his occasional use of "Dutch" and refere ...more
This is a good WW1 adventure tale. The setting of Germany and Turkey during WW1 makes this tale a bit out of the ordinary. It seems reasonably accurate from a historical perspective, if a bit propaganda-ish.
Feb 11, 2017
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