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  • Forgotten Voices of the Great War

  • By: Max Arthur
  • Narrated by: Richard Bebb
  • Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (157 ratings)

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Forgotten Voices of the Great War

By: Max Arthur
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Summary

In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing ordinary men and women who had lived through one of the most harrowing periods of modern history, the First World War. Veterans were interviewed in details about their day-to-day experiences, on and off the front. The project has since grown to be the most important archive of its kind in the world, and provides a unique account of life during the Great War.

Forty years on, the Imperial War Museum gave author Max Arthur and his team of researchers unlimited access to the complete WWI tapes. These are the forgotten voices of an entire generation of survivors of the Great War. The resulting audiobook is an important and compelling history of WWI, in the words of those who experienced it.This collection includes:

  • The Opening Shots: August 1914 - April 1915
  • From Ypres to Gallipoli: April 1915 - June 1916
  • The Somme and back to Ypres: July 1916 - July 1917
  • The Struggle to Victory: August 1917 - November 1918
©2002 Max Arthur & The Imperial War Museum (P)2003 Random House Audiobooks
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Something very special

These voice recordings of events that took place over 100 years ago are incredible. Crystal clear and full of emotion these brave souls tell it how it was. You cannot fail to be moved by their testimonies.

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Harrowing

The Great War is almost forgotten about, the sacrifice these brave young men made is unbelievable.
May they rest in peace.

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Devastating and sobering.

Brilliant. Tragic. Heart -breaking. Inspiring. An incredible generation to whom we owe so much gratitude.

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Can't recommend this enough!

Superbly written and narrated, with very moving and interesting accounts from the men who survived to tell their tale.

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great stories

it was special to hear from many now departed soldiers who fought in the great war.
it's hard to put into words what these men and women went through in the trenches some doing for 4 whole years.

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Hearing the voices of those who participated in this terrible conflict was most moving.

History is as much about the future as it is about the past, if we forget it. A sad but most informative audio book. I would highly recommend it.

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Voices That Should Live Forever ~ Lest We Forget

Voices of those who fought in war so that we may live in peace. Irreplaceable wisdom that has lead us to the present day.

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Feels very personal

Incredible way to remember what really happened , these accounts are very rare and we are lucky to hear them from the horses mouth

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Haunting

I can best describe this book as haunting. The First World War described by those who lived through it. Where narration was needed, it was respectfully done. Very good listen

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Fantastic

I really enjoyed this book, hearing the soldiers own voices brings it to life. Would recommend

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