Peter Simkins: The First World War [2013] hardback ZTRAN the son of Russian Jewish

the son of Russian Jewish emigrants who settled in London after escaping the civil war and revolution

strong recovery is just one step away

Aided by old friends and foes alike

Tally still has memories of something else

The illustrations and the text of the poem appear on facing pages

Peter Simkins: The First World War [2013] hardback ZTRAN the son of Russian JewishRaging for over four years across the tortured landscapes of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the First World War changed the face of warfare forever. Characterised by slow, costly advances and fierce attrition, the great battles of the Somme, Verdun and Ypres incurred human loss on a scale never previously imagined. This book, with a foreword by Professor Hew Strachan, covers the fighting on all fronts, from Flanders to Tannenberg and from Italy