Experience of a Lifetime From north to south

From north to south

‘Old Black Cloud is authoritative

yet forensically unflinching when necessary

Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley

where we came from and

Experience of a Lifetime From north to southA fresh look at the World War I experience The First World War is widely conceived as a pointless conflict that destroyed a generation. Petty squabbles between emperors pushed nave young men into a nightmare of mud and blood that killed millions and left scarred and embittered survivors. However, the ongoing reinterpretation of the First World War reveals that matters were rather more nuanced and complex. Hardship and death were all too common, but