2008-05-03 Interesting

We sometimes forget the sheer size of the world wars, especially as todays conflicts are viewed from the comfort of our back rooms via a satellite link-up. They didn't just devour the volunteer soldier, but ate into all catagories of people, rich, poor, educated, all faced the same grim reality. Here we see, if only briefly the workings, of what appears to be an educated mind, bogged down in the dirt and mud of warfare. A typically British outlook that at times can cause you to smile inwardly. Not only an interesting snap shot, but a good book for the GCSE pupil who wants to obtain 1st hand information. The book / diary is only short and due to its free flowing narrative style, can easily be read in one sitting. At first glance some may feel dissapointed at the few pages to found between the covers, but again, what else can we really expect; most soldiers did only serve for a relatively short period befor either being killed or injured, another matter that we today can tend to loose sight of.