General Jack's Diary 1914-18 (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

the trench diary of Brigadier-General J.L. Jack, D.S.O.

Plot

At the outbreak of World War I in 1914 Captain J.L. Jack was serving with the First Cameronians, one of the earliest British regiments to arrive in France. Almost every day while serving in France and Flanders, Jack kept a secret diary. It presents the detail of a regular officer's life at war during virtually the whole of World War I on the Western Front. Jack was witness not only to the horror and wretchedness of much that happened in the trenches but also to the bravery and spirit that kept the British soldiers in the line going through to the momentous battles of 1918 and final victory. These diaries have been edited and are linked with commentaries by the military historian, John Terraine.