R H Mottram

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Journey to the Western Front was first published in 1936; Ralph Mottram served on the Western Front for most of the war, first with the Royal Norfolks and then as a liaison with the civilians in the forward zone of the BEF, mainly on the Franco-Belgian border. He conducted the groundwork for the book in late 1935 and early 1936, although he had been back to the old battlefields before. He covers much of the France and Flanders campaigning ground, using the imaginative method of dividing it into five areas, roughly based on those held by each of the five Armies of the BEF. It is fascinating to see today's Somme and Salient through the eyes of a gifted author and veteran of the campaign who was writing just as the great remembrance construction work of the Imperial War Graves Commission was coming to an end, whilst the landscape, villages and towns had been restored to some semblance of normality. Almost everything that Mottram describes, only a few years before the area was to be ravaged by another world war, is recognisable today. What he brings to this very personal guide is the educated eye of one who lived amongst the local population during the war years and yet was part of the massive undertaking that was the BEF. A literary man, the book is replete with acute observations, whilst the descriptions are always put into the context of the fighting men whom he knew and makes extensive use of the wealth of material - memoirs and histories - that was published in the years immediately after the war. This is a classic gem of Great War literature. It is accompanied by a new introduction by Nigel Cave.

The Spanish Farm Trilogy, 1914-1918 is a collection of three novels by R. H. Mottram, originally published between 1924 and 1926. The novels are set during World War I and follow the experiences of a British soldier named Donald Hankey. The first novel, The Spanish Farm, takes place in 1914 and follows Hankey's experiences in the early days of the war, including his capture by German soldiers and imprisonment in a farmhouse in Belgium. The second novel, Sixty-Four, Ninety-Four , takes place in 1916 and follows Hankey's experiences on the Western Front, including his involvement in the Battle of the Somme. The third novel, The Crime at Vanderlynden's, takes place in 1918 and follows Hankey's experiences during the German Spring Offensive. The novels are known for their realistic portrayal of the war and their exploration of themes such as courage, loyalty, and the human cost of conflict.This is a new release of the original 1927 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.