Teachers at the Front, 1914–1919 Paris at War as Peter Hart shows in

as Peter Hart shows in this gripping and revisionary look at the war's first year

and in the process ushered in the modern era of plastic surgery

filled with danger and deprivation

absorbing book is narrative military history of the best kind

the devastated Elinor refuses to accept it

Teachers at the Front, 1914–1919 Paris at War as Peter Hart shows inDescription by Barry Blades Hardcover August 1914. Flags waved, people cheered and armies mobilized. Millions of citizens throughout Britain responded to the call to arms. War fever was contagious. In the far reaches of empire, young men also pledged their allegiance and prepared to serve the King and his empire. Amongst the patriots who joined the colors were thousands of schoolmasters and trainee teachers. In London, students and alumni from the