https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=AUCN%3A%20(GRIFFITHS%20%2B%20DAVID)&QRYTEXT=Author%3A%20Griffiths%2C%20David%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1568716&CF=BIB Like many men of his generation Harry Drinkwater rushed to volunteer for King and country when war was declared in 1914. He joined a regiment of the Birmingham Pals and soon found himself marching through northern France en route to the trenches of the Somme. Unusually though, Harry kept a secret diary of his experiences throughout the war, despite it being illegal for him to do so. 100 years later Harry's words and experiences leap off the page with incredible immediacy and power. Like many men of his generation Harry Drinkwater rushed to volunteer for King and country when war was declared in 1914. He joined a regiment of the Birmingham Pals and soon found himself marching through northern France en route to the trenches of the Somme. Unusually though, Harry kept a secret diary of his experiences throughout the war, despite it being illegal for him to do so. 100 years later Harry's words and experiences leap off the page with incredible immediacy and power.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Drinkwater, Harry, 1889-1978<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[London] : Ebury Press, 2014.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[London] : Ebury Press, 2014.<br />xvii, 395 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.48141 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024014808857<br />Smallbridge Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.48141 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024014808865<br />