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The Wipers Times : the complete series of the famous wartime trench newspaper / foreword by Ian Hislop ; introduction by Malcolm Brown ; notes by Patrick Beaver.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hislop, Ian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wipers times.
- World War, 1914-1918--Periodicals.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Trench warfare.
- Intrenchments.
- Genre:
- Periodicals.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 377 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Little Books, 2006.
- Summary:
- In February 1916, Captain F. J. Roberts of the 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters produced the first edition of the trench newspaper "The Wipers Times," Often produced in hazardous conditions, at one point only 700 yards from the front line, it acted as the voice of the average British soldier, relaying his experiences, grief, and anger during the entire conflict. At times irreverent, at times hysterical, its humor and satire provide an excellent insight into life in the trenches in the First World War.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1904435602
- OCLC:
- 70189089
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