Interspersed with some new New Zealand fiction, and a diet of poetry (Cohen, Curnow, Bukowski, Shakespeare etc etc etc), I finished reading this amazing two volume set recently. I reviewed Volume 1 here.
This is some of the most detailed research and writing on any WW1 battle that I have ever read, truly eye opening.
Being something of a 'beggar for punishment', I have now turned my mind to this set:
It has sat on my shelves for a decade or more. I read half of Volume 1 at the time it arrived, but has sat untouched since. Until now. My interest was sparked by a very enjoyable ACW game hosted last month by Keith. During the usual game discourse I realised how little I really knew about the war, despite having reasonable matched armies in 15mm. So ... onwards. I am currently half way through Volume 1, intent on finishing the three this time.
In passing I spotted this great Larsen cartoon on social media.. brilliant!! I love Gary Larsen's work.
