War Letters From A Young Queenslander
Gelesen von Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
Robert Marshall Allen
(4,714 Sterne; 21 Bewertungen)
Letters from a Brisbane doctor posted to the Western Front from 1914 to December 1915. He tells anecdotes of World War I including stories of "de-lousing" an entire regiment, the precise arrangements of the urine trenches and his eyewitness accounts of the battles of Neuve Chapelle and Ypres and a contemporary comment on the Gallipoli campaign. He describes how the enemy rains shells on the ambulances and the retrievals of the wounded from the trenches at night. This was also a time of great medical advances, so we hear from a participant the fascinating story of some of the first mass Tetanus inoculations, and the series of experiments surrounding the invention of "vermi-jelly", along with the darker stories of the invention and first uses of chlorine gas.
This story of an Australian doctor in The Great War is read by another Australian doctor, and comes complete with Australian slang read in an authentic Aussie accent! (Summary by Beth Thomas) (3 hr 42 min)
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You died too young
potuc
(5 Sterne)
At not even fifty, the flame of your life was snuffed out, but it is not over yet. I will pray that your soul may reach the kingdom of God.
Perryab97
(5 Sterne)
very well read. Great content. BRAVO ZULU. lest we forget.
War Letters
SLM
(4 Sterne)
Well narrated and I learned a lot of what the fighting was like in WWI from a doctors stand point! Found it interesting and informative.
AB
(5 Sterne)
A very interesting and emotional read, reflecting the emotions and social values of the times. And it was very well read.
Most Excellently Read
Lynette C.
(5 Sterne)
Very interesting World War I correspondence.
brilliant; good narration and very interesting
(5 Sterne)
FROM THE HEART
tripet
(5 Sterne)
I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK, REAL STORIES FROM REAL SITUATIONS. I HAVE READ SO MANY WAR STORIES, QUITE DEVASTATING TO REALISE WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH AND STILL KEPT THEIR HUMOUR. I MUST SAY I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THAT IT HAD BEEN READ BY A MAN, TAKING NOTHING FROM THE READER, BUT IT REALLY NEEDED A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE OF SOMETHING WRITTEN BY A MAN. THAT'S THE ONLY CRITICISM I CAN MAKE. OF COURSE A FEMALE AUTOBIOGRAPHY SHOULD BE READ BY A WOMAN BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT JUST BOOKS, THEY ARE DIARIES.