War! hellish war! star shell reflections, 1916-1918 : the illustrated Great War diaries of Jim Maultsaid / Barbara McClune.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McClune, Barbara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives.

World War, 1914-1918.

Maultsaid, Jim.

Maultsaid, Jim--Diaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, [England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2016.

Summary:

Jim Maultsaid's illustrated diaries of his Great War service offer a unique and completely original perspective of a fighting mans experiences.Although an American citizen Jim was living in Donegal in 1914 and first joined the Young Citizens Volunteers and then the British Army. On 1 July 1916 the first day of the Somme, Sergeant Maultsaid was seriously wounded. To quote from his diary as he lay in no-mans-land The most awful cries rent the night air it was a shambles it was Hell with the lid off it was. Unlike so many, Jim survived and was hospitalised in Blighty. After a spell in Northern Ireland, he was selected for officer training at Cambridge. He was commissioned into The Chinese Labour Corps and his words and art work throw fascinating light on this little known but invaluable organization. Jims admiration for the CLCs contribution and culture is obvious.War! Hellish War! is more than a Great War diary it is a masterpiece and a collectors item of great historical and educational value. Despite the countless records of this conflict there is nothing to compare it with.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 8, 2016).

ISBN:

9781473879454

1473879450