Books with author Boyd Cable

"This book, all of which has been written at the Front within sound of the German guns and for the most part within shell and rifle range, is an attempt to tell something of the manner of struggle that has gone on for months between the lines along the Western Front, and more especially of what lies behind and goes to the making of those curt and vague terms in the war communiqués. I think that our people at Home will be glad to know more, and ought to know more, of what these bald phrases may actually signify, when, in the other sense, we read 'between the lines.'" This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

Excerpt from Between the LinesTms book, all of Which has been written at the Front Within sound of the German guns and for the most part Within shell and rifle range, is an attempt to tell something of the manner of struggle that has gone on for months between the. Lines along the Western Front, and more especially of What lies behind and goes to the making of those curt and vague terms in the War communiqués. I think that our people at Home Will be glad to know more, and ought to know more, of What these bald phrases may actually signify, When, in the other sense, We read between the lines.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

For perhaps the twentieth time in half an hour the look-out man in the advanced trench raised his head cautiously over the parapet and peered out into the darkness. A drizzling rain made it almost impossible to see beyond a few yards ahead, but then the German trench was not more than fifty yards off and the space between was criss-crossed and interlaced and a-bristle with the tangle of barb-wire defences erected by both sides.

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Boyd Cable's Between the Lines is an impressive and realistic first-hand account about the horrors of war. Written entirely in the trenches of the Western Front during World War I, the book provides insight into the cruel and bloody reality of the life of the soldiers, while regularly fragmenting the personal accounts by providing the texts of the official communiqués as well. The author of Grapes of Wrath, Doing Their Bit War Work at Home,and Action Front used the name Boyd Cable as a pseudonym, his real name being Ernest Andrew Ewart. Just like most of his other books, Between the Lines was also written to provide the people back home in Britain an idea of what life as a soldier was really life on the front, the novel being one of the most vivid accounts of these terrible times. The book excels not only in storytelling style, but in structure as well - each chapter uses official news dispatches at the beginning and elaborates on the communiqués by adding personal experiences and stories. The reader is provided a glimpse into the everyday life in the trenches, life in continuous danger and in horrible conditions, life in the threat of getting shot or otherwise injured, facing dangers and hardships very difficult to imagine for those who were not there. The writing in Between the Lines is grim - it cannot be anything else, given the author's endeavor to present the war as it was directly experienced by those who fought it. However, readers looking for a less horrifying account, but one that is not less brilliant and is written by the same master of storytelling, may want to read Boyd Cable's other famous book, Action Front. It is a similarly well-structured account of the war, but one that shows the lighter, sometimes even funny side of life on the front, too.