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Wives and Sweethearts: Love Letters Sent During Wartime
Alastair Massie
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Description for Wives and Sweethearts: Love Letters Sent During Wartime
Hardback. A selection of 50 charming, heart-breaking and romantic letters sent to and from army personnel of all ranks during the First and Second World Wars. Editor(s): Parton, Frances. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 x colour 8pp and integrated b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; HBW; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446. Some light shelf wear, else as new
What is it like to fall in love with a soldier? What is it like to be a soldier in love?
Throughout history, those serving in the British Army have combined romantic relationships with their military duties. In wartime especially, all the usual emotions experienced by men and women in love are felt to a heightened degree. The sense of danger, and the sometimes years of separation imposed by service abroad, make the heartache of loss and the joy of reunion all the greater.
For loved ones parted by war, writing has always been of crucial ... Read more
What is it like to fall in love with a soldier? What is it like to be a soldier in love?
Throughout history, those serving in the British Army have combined romantic relationships with their military duties. In wartime especially, all the usual emotions experienced by men and women in love are felt to a heightened degree. The sense of danger, and the sometimes years of separation imposed by service abroad, make the heartache of loss and the joy of reunion all the greater.
For loved ones parted by war, writing has always been of crucial ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471102646
SKU
KRA0009972
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Alastair Massie
Frances Parton curated the 'Wives and Sweethearts' exhibition on soldiers' love letters at the National Army Museum in 2011. She received her PhD in early medieval history from the University of Cambridge in 2009, and is now an Assistant Curator at the V&A in the Department of Sculpture, Ceramics, Metalwork and Glass. Alastair Massie read history at Edinburgh University ... Read more
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