On the front lines : the experience of war through the eyes of the Allied soldiers in World War II / John Ellis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellis, John, 1945-

Contributor:

Ellis, John, 1945-

Standardized Title:

Sharp end

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.

Genre:

Personal narratives.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

380 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Wiley, 1991.

Summary:

Described as a classic by the critics, On the Front Lines strips away the glamour of war and shows--in the words of the infantrymen and gunners who fought on the front lines--what it was really like in the trenches in World War II. Published on the 50th anniversary of the U.S.'s entry into the war.

Notes:

"Formerly titled The sharp end"--Cover.

"Published in Great Britain, 1990, as World War II: the sharp end"--Verso t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Ellis, John, 1945- Sharp end.

Ellis, John, 1945- World War II, the sharp end.

ISBN:

0471551481

OCLC:

23655230