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JERROLD (Douglas) The Lie About the War: A Note on Some Contemporary War Books. 1st Ed., 46pp. Faber & Faber (Criterion Miscellany No. 9). 1930  #69025
[HLMainPic] The acclaimed author (RND history &c.), whom Cyril Falls described as "an historian who is an accomplished writer," discussed the nature of the war literature then appearing & the "sudden & unexpected revival of interest in the actualities of war..." He discusses, inter al, "All Quiet," "Good-bye to All That," "The Spanish Farm," "Storm of Steel," "The Secret Battle" & others. Hardback edition, orig. orange cloth, VG. See illustration on our website.   £30

     




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