688 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)
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Language: English
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Much of what we know and feel about the First World War we owe to Vera Brittain's elegiac yet unsparing book, which set a standard for memoirists from Martha Gellhorn to Lillian Hellman. Abandoning her studies at Oxford in 1915 to enlist as a nurs...
Community Reviews Summary of 587 reviews
Moods
sad 66%
reflective 63%
informative 53%
challenging 40%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
dark 26%
adventurous 16%
tense 6%
funny 3%
Pace
medium 22%
Average rating
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Grief, WarModerate
Death, Misogyny, Medical contentMinor
Injury/injury detail
688 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Much of what we know and feel about the First World War we owe to Vera Brittain's elegiac yet unsparing book, which set a standard for memoirists from Martha Gellhorn to Lillian Hellman. Abandoning her studies at Oxford in 1915 to enlist as a nurs...
Community Reviews Summary of 587 reviews
Moods
sad 66%
reflective 63%
informative 53%
challenging 40%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
dark 26%
adventurous 16%
tense 6%
funny 3%
Pace
medium 22%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, WarModerate
Death, Misogyny, Medical contentMinor
Injury/injury detail