Blood & Iron: Letters from the Western Front, Hugh Montagu Butterworth, ed. Jon Cooksey.

Blood & Iron: Letters from the Western Front, Hugh Montagu Butterworth, ed. Jon Cooksey.

A collection of letters written in the Ypres salient between May and September 1915. Built around the letters written by Hugh Montagu Butterworth during his time on the Western Front, supported by a detailed biography of Butterworth himself, a sports mad student who emigrated to New Zealand where he worked as a teacher. A fascinating selection of letters that give a glimpse into the brutality of trench warfare.
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