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ISBN
184486233X
EAN
9781844862337
Date of Publication
20130910
Publication Name
N/A
Type
Hardback
Release Title
The Wipers Times: The Famous First World War Trench Newspaper
Artist
Christopher Westhorp
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Book Title
Wipers Times : the Famous First World War Trench Newspaper
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Length
8.5 in
Publication Year
2013
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.2 in
Author
Christopher Westhorp
Genre
Humor, History
Topic
Social History, Military / World War I, General, Form / Parodies
Item Weight
20.2 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
336 Pages
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
184486233X
ISBN-13
9781844862337
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16038492657

Product Key Features

Book Title
Wipers Times : the Famous First World War Trench Newspaper
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Social History, Military / World War I, General, Form / Parodies
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Humor, History
Author
Christopher Westhorp
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
20.2 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
6 in

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Now faithfully reproduced page by page, it remains immensely moving in the laughter of its resilience and still relevant as a testament to gallantry under fire.
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The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
940.48
Synopsis
Decades ahead of the amusing but distorting buffoonery of Blackadder Goes Forth, this complete edition of the Wipers Times, the famed trench newspaper of the First World War, is an extraordinary mix of black humour, fake entertainment programmes and pastiche articles, and constitutes a unique record of life on the wartime frontline. From its long-running cartoon pun (Are We Being Offensive Enough?) to its brilliantly subversive column Things We Want to Know (the name of the officer who originated the idea), its hilarious spoof ads to its pastiche fake contributors (Belary Helloc), this complete facsimile edition of the Wipers Times, produced to accompany the BBC dramatization, is a historical masterpiece that enables us to sample the real spirit of the trenches . . . from the safety of our armchairs. If you can drink the beer the Belgians sell you, And pay the price they ask with ne'er a grouse, If you believe the tales that some will tell you, And live in mud with ground sheet for a house, If you can live on bully and a biscuit, And thank your stars that you've a tot of rum, Dodge whizzbangs with a grin, and as you risk it Talk glibly of the pretty way they hum. . ., An extraordinary mix of black humor, fake entertainment programs, and pastiche articles, the Wipers Times , the famed trench newspaper of World War One, constitutes a unique record of life on the front line. This facsimile edition, produced to accompany a BBC dramatization, is a historical masterpiece that enables us to sample the real spirit of the trenches--from the safety of our armchairs., An extraordinary mix of black humor, fake entertainment programs, and pastiche articles, the Wipers Times , the famed trench newspaper of World War One, constitutes a unique record of life on the front line. This complete facsimile edition of the paper, produced to accompany a BBC dramatization, is a historical masterpiece that enables us to sample the real spirit of the trenches--from the safety of our armchairs., Decades ahead of the amusing but distorting buffoonery of Blackadder Goes Forth, this complete edition of the Wipers Times, the famed trench newspaper of the First World War, is an extraordinary mix of black humour, fake entertainment programmes and pastiche articles, and constitutes a unique record of life on the wartime frontline. From its long-running cartoon pun (Are We Being Offensive Enough?) to its brilliantly subversive column Things We Want to Know (the name of the officer who originated the idea), its hilarious spoof ads to its pastiche fake contributors (Belary Helloc), this complete facsimile edition of the Wipers Times, produced to accompany the BBC dramatization, is a historical masterpiece that enables us to sample the real spirit of the trenches . . . from the safety of our armchairs. If you can drink the beer the Belgians sell you, And pay the price they ask with ne'er a grouse, If you believe the tales that some will tell you, And live in mud with ground sheet for a house, If you can live on bully and a biscuit,And thank your stars that you've a tot of rum, Dodge whizzbangs with a grin, and as you risk it Talk glibly of the pretty way they hum. . .
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D501

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