192pp. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Text block edges starting to fox. Gift inscription and previous owner's blind stamp on front endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, mirrors book damage, price clipped. 8vo.
A gaunt, direct, and compelling account of the author's experiences as a soldier during the First World War, describing trench digging procedures, how tactics of each offensive were planned and the bitterness of the fighting.