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For the first time, this history of the First World War and its legacy looks at the wives, children and families left behind but deeply affected by the conflict. This book draws on unpublished diaries, letters and memoir and a unique collection of interviews and reveals that the 2nd minute of silence on Armistice Day was originally dedicated to the living left behind in wars and conflicts.
Synopsis
There have been many books on the soldiers who fought and died in the First World War - The Quick and the Dead is the first history of the wives and children who were left behind.
