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La Belleza Y El Dolor De La Batalla (2011)

by Peter Englund(Favorite Author)

4.21 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Roca Editorial

review 1: I'm glad I read this after reading multiple non-fiction books on WWI - that allowed me to enjoy the stories having a lot of context.I gave it 3 stars because while I enjoyed the book, it was rather easy for me to put it down. The nature of the method used - short sections - 2-3 pages - alternating between about 20 people, makes the reading a bit choppy.The stories are definitely on the sorrowful side. But I do agree with what has been written about this book - this is the "feeling" of the war, and in that, it's fairly unique.
review 2: Disclaimer: I won this book in a giveaway sponsored by Regal Literary. Englund’s book isn’t a history of the First World War, at least not a normal history. Following the experiences of twenty nobodies, The Beauty and the ... moreSorrow showcases the experience of people during the war, from the battlefields to the nursing stations to the home front. His cast is diverse, Germans, Brits, Americans, nurses, one house wife, and a schoolgirl. The book is organized by year and jumps around. The people come and go and not everyone makes it. The book is more about personal experience than the general battle, though Englund does include a timeline for each year. So the reader discovers what the nurses went through or hears about cavalry man who had to see to the death of his horse and then eat the gelding. If works such as Tuchman’s give you a global scope, this is intimate, and far more important because of that. In the 100 years since the War, it is important that we remember it simply because of how it changed everything. IN the US, we don’t really think about it, and while the National Mall in DC does boast a WW I memorial, it is for those from the area, not a National memorial like for the other wars. This book deals with the war in a far more intimate way, and does not romanticize it in a way that certain televised dramas do. Highly recommended for history bluffs. Highly recommended for everyone. less

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