WWI: Tales from the Trenches

The Great War #1

by Daniel Wrinn, Griffin Smith (Editor)

"Stunning stories that weave together the major fronts of WWI into a sweeping narrative.” ─ Reviewer

The Great War left millions of civilians and soldiers maimed or dead.

Follow in the footsteps of the British, German and American servicemen as they detail the life and struggles of war in a strange and foreign country. Uncover their mesmerizing, realistic stories of combat, courage, and distress in readable and balanced stories told from the front lines.

Witness the creation of new technologies of tanks, planes, and submarines; machine guns and field artillery; poison gas and chemical warfare. It introduced U-boat packs and strategic bombing, unrestricted war on civilians and mistreatment of prisoners.

World War I reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed twenty million people, and cracked the foundations of our modern world.  In its wake, empires toppled, monarchies fell, and whole populations lost their national identities.

If you like gripping, authentic accounts of life and combat during WWI, then you won't want to miss Tales from the Trenches.

Genres: History

92 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 25, 2020

About the author

I write books and narrate audiobooks about WWII Pacific Theater history.

My focus covers three areas: the island-hopping campaigns that defeated Japan, the cultural forces that made Japanese soldiers fight to the death, and the extraordinary stories of Pacific War survivors who defied the odds.

What matters are the real experiences—the Marines on the beaches, the sailors under kamikaze attack, the soldiers who refused to surrender, and the commanders making impossible decisions.

US Navy veteran. Military history author.

Reviews

[Phillip Gallegos · Rating 2 out of 5]

Where was the editor and proofreader?

I wanted to like this book, but only could only make it halfway through. There are numerous errors in formatting (complete thoughts cut mid-sentence), word usage (repeatedly using 'cited' instead of 'sighted'), and many others. The author also writes from the point of view of a random participant in an event, but it is often unclear who they represent or where they are until much later into their individual tale.
This has the potential to be a decent read, but really needs a professional eye to work it over first.

[William Haskett · Rating 1 out of 5]

Made it past the introduction and first chapter and 1/2 before I couldn’t take it any more. It was full of grammar errors and half-finished sentences, like the author rewrote the sentence halfway through without deleting its draft. For a "historical" book, there were no citations and no proud of real research. The "tales" were sprinkled with first-person accounts but it wasn’t clear who the narrator was or why they were relevant, or even if they were real soldiers in the war! There was also no author credited at all on my copy of the entire book - and if I was the author, I wouldn’t want my name attached to this book either.

[Scott Daunheimer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Needs a decent editor

First, as others have noted, the English language suffered a terrible blow with the publication of this book. Almost every page contains errors of grammar, punctuation or sentence structure. Sometimes all three are present. Second, this book is not, as it purports to be, a series of authenticated, personal accounts. The stories, though fact based, are purely fictional. A decent editor might have made a decent book out of this material, but it would have been difficult.

[Melonie Hewitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

In honor of Rememberance Day, I decided to add stories of war to my selection this month.

This account of tales from the war trenches was both heart wrenching, profound and powerful.

The author brought the reader through a collection of tales thar were told through the eyes of the soldiers.

The narrator did an amazimg job bring such emotion and professionalism to the many accounts of our heroes.

This is a must read for everyone!!!

Thank you to all our heros for our freedom - unsung, animals and those who lost their lives to ensure our freedom!!!

My rating:
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[Aurora · Rating 4 out of 5]

This fascinating account of trench warfare during the first world was is told using a series of first hand accounts of the action, the horror and the tragedy of the war on the ground. Graphic and often heart-breaking it a also has moments of humour and heroism that helped to remind me that, even in war time, man is a resilient and determined nature.
An interesting and informative read for students of 20th century history.

[Peter Lucas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not great authorship and a terrible lack of editing. Many words used incorrectly or missing and poor sentence structure lead to a lack of credibility in the mind of the reader. While some of the events and opinions discussed may have been correct, the childish writing and editing lead me to doubt the authenticity of this work.

[Alec Crombie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick history of ww1

I enjoyed this book as almost all of my history was ww2 and a lot of pointless Royal family trees ! This book has explained a lot of the partial knowledge I had of the period in an clear understandable way. I now can delve further into greater detail of specific events as I now have an overall overview of the complete war. To the author a big thanks!

[Rob Perez · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is some good information and descriptive language in this book, but it is overshadowed by the terrible editing. Virtually every page contains multiple grammatical and spelling errors, and numerous sentence fragments.

This book is supposed to contain firsthand accounts from various sources, but it never mentions who the narrator of each chapter is supposed to be. Since they are all written in the same atrocious style (which appears as though written by a fourth-grader), I can only assume that these accounts are from the author's imagination.

[John Garlington · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting

I have read many books about the Great War and this book managed to convey thoughts and facts I had never heard of before. The only weakness in the book was the last chapter which was overplayed and there were comments about British and Commonwealth forces which need to be taken with a pinch of salt.

[Jon van der Hagen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dug from war stories

An abbreviated hodge podge of WW 1 stories summarized by the author. Limited details, few references, no particular order. A sweeping title with minimal acknowledgment of the other belligerents. Good for the procrastinating HS student writing a last minute report and unwilling to spend money on the Cliff notes

[Bob Husband · Rating 1 out of 5]

Abysmal plagiarised accounts containing multiple factual errors, appalling misuse of language and grammatical inexactitudes.
Your average 12 year old could do better than this!
This author neds to get himself an education and learn how to spell.
Utterly awful waste of my time trying to read this drivel.

[Matt Ford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why I enjoyed reading this book .

I just finished reading WW1: Tales from the Trenches ( The Great War Series) . I really enjoyed this book , I learned a lot about WW1 , I didn't know. There's not many books or even movies about WW1 , I think because of all loss and it's hard to talk about. I will be look for more of author Daniel Wrinn books .

[Bob Colvin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting but flawed

An interesting, story telling approach. Some details were new to a student of the war. A serious flaw is that there should have been an additional line edit. There were many missing or extraneous words and some sentences had no verb.

[Andrew Downing · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great paced read. Easy to follow and detailed, organized

This was a great read and I would highly recommend this read. WW1 is important to understand and this summary style narrative is enjoyable to read.

[Randolph Rossi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This Book is Not Worth Buying!

There are four or five stories in this book that are copies of stories in the book, WORLD AT WAR - Unforgettable Tales from the First and Second World Wars.

[Jessica Ashley · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a crock

Totally fictitious. Do not waste time on this crap. Look for something real . To present this as tales from the trenches is a blatant lie.

[Ricky E Daughtry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

Good read on the history of the war I enjoyed it very much Of you like history I would rec.

[Corin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Needs an editor

Very poor written. An editor would be most useful for grammar, punctuation, and the missing words and ideas. Just no.

[Shannon Shepherd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice pace

Good read. Lots of information at a fast pace. Recommend this book. I do wish it had been a bit longer.

[Erik Nelsen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Poorly edited. Great stories, but the editing was so bad that it was distracting. Typos, sentence fragments, etc. made me have to re-read many sentences to understand the meaning.

[KAREN BARKER · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely

I love this wonderful book. Very perceptive of the great war and what their travels subjected. New favorite author. 😄

[Elvey · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is very poorly written, and even more poorly edited. Refer to other low-star reviews for examples.

[Morgan Raye · Rating 3 out of 5]

From what I’ve read, I’m glad I listened to this as an audiobook. Other reviews say it’s terribly written but as an audiobook the narrator fixes all that.

[Brent Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Audio book review: Very interesting stories from soldiers from different countries and branches of military. Very cool to hear about the zeppelins which you don’t usually hear much about.

[Ross Firth · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm pretty sure I wrote something more engaging for my GCSE History exam

[Debbie Westerman · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was looking forward to reading the story but it didn't live up to my expectations. Where was the editing to it? The spelling and grammar left alot to be desired. Very much a failure in my eyes

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was interesting to hear some history from men who actually fought in WW1. I enjoyed listening to this audio book.

[Michael Gegen · Rating 3 out of 5]

poorly written but interesting nonetheless