Philip Gibbs

From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917" offers a stark and unflinching look at World War I as experienced on the Western Front. Through the eyes of Philip Gibbs, this powerful historical account details the brutal realities of trench warfare and the immense human cost of the conflict. A vital piece of war correspondence, the book chronicles key campaigns, including those at Bapaume and Passchendaele, providing insight into the strategic and tactical decisions that shaped the war. This meticulously prepared edition allows readers to confront the harrowing conditions faced by soldiers during one of history's most devastating wars. A significant contribution to the history of World War I and military biography, this volume remains a compelling and important record of a pivotal year in the conflict. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9781023376891
• ISBN-10: 102337689X
• Artikelnr.: 74003861

Autorenporträt

Sir Philip Armand Hamilton Gibbs KBE was an English journalist and prolific author who served as one of the five official British reporters during World War I. His siblings A. Hamilton Gibbs, Francis Hamilton Gibbs, Helen Hamilton Gibbs, and Cosmo Hamilton, as well as his father Henry James Gibbs and his own son Anthony, were all writers. Gibbs, the son of a government servant, was born in Kensington, London, and his name was registered as Philip Amande Thomas. He had a home education and decided at a young age to pursue a career as a writer. Gibbs was a Roman Catholic. His first piece appeared in the Daily Chronicle in 1894, and five years later, he released the first of many volumes, Founders of the Empire. He was appointed literary editor of Alfred Harmsworth's main (and expanding) tabloid-format daily, the Daily Mail. He also worked for several big newspapers, including the Daily Express. His first attempt at semi-fiction, The Street of Adventure, was published in 1909 and told the story of the official Liberal Party journal Tribune, which was created in 1906 but failed dramatically in 1908. Franklin Thomasson, Leicester's MP from 1906 to 1910, created the paper at great expenditure.