Product reviewsHot Blood and Cold Steel: Life and Death in the Trenches of the First World War by Andy Simpson (Hardcover, 2002)

It should be compulsory reading; If ever there was only one Book on the subject - Its this one

Page 1 title the Trenches: extract for Page 1; 'As i turned the traverse, a whizz-bang burst on the parapet. A splinter must have struck him for there was a dull roar. Back in the fire bay my touch at first showed nothing - except the limbless trunk of the corporal on the ground. It seemed to still be moving. Then i saw that the fragments of the other three men were plastered round the walls. Company sergeant Major Kent and i scraped them off with shovels .......'

The Books format and style is that there is a brief but complete commentary of the situation but every single page is in the words of those who were there. I've read many books and i always say start with this because its perfect in every way. And the prices of pre-owned books its absurdly cheap and the conditions are excellent - basically you cant go wrong in any way.Read full review...

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