Attack: An Infantry Subaltern's Impressions of July lst, 191

by Edward G.D. Liveing

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Genres: History, World War I

124 pages, Paperback

First published February 26, 2009

About the author

See also Dr. Edward Liveing, for the early work on 'Megrims'.

Edward George Downing Liveing (1895-1963), was an author and historian.

During WWI he served in France, Palestine, and Egypt. After the war he was regional director for the BBC.

He was the grandson of Edward Liveing, 1832-1919

Reviews

[Brantley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Since I have neglected reading much on WWI, I though that brief memoirs and stories would be an interesting start to learning about the topic. This, my first on the Great War, provides a gripping account of the author's experience in an attack across no-man's-land to take a well fortified German trench. Although the ending does drag on slightly, the account is fascinating and definitely worth the hour or so it takes to read.

[Rob Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good first-hand account of the first battle say at the Somme. Vividly written.