Eye Deep In Hell
Eye Deep in Hell Book Review
This book, "Eye Deep in Hell", was written by John Ellis. It deals with the way in which trench warfare was conducted on the "Western Front" during World War I. He not only talks about the tactics used in this type of warfare, but he also goes into the ins and outs of what life in the trenches was like for the men who were on these front lines. His book is well organized. It is separated into four main parts descriptively entitled "In the Lines", "Over the Top", "A Lighter Side", and "Attitude". These four parts are then further organized into twelve chapters (thirteen if you count his own conclusion at the end of the book). The four parts are basically as follows: First, he examines the settings and/or conditions that the men dealt with. Second, he looks at how they went about coping with the reality of the warfare, dealing with the strategy as well as dealing with the death involved in the trenches. Third, he discusses how those in charge went about sustaining the men and keeping their morale up. Finally, he ends his book talking about the attitude of the men on the front lines.
"Eye Deep in Hell" is a very descriptive and informative book. Ellis does a nice job giving in-depth insight as to what these men actually incurred in the muddied trenches and otherwise abyss known as the "Western Front" of the First World War. He is able to almost put us in the shoes of the men whom were actually there, making us realize what it was like being on the front line of World War I, fighting on the European countryside.
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Authors Statement of Proposition
John Ellis's thesis or statement of proposition in this book is really quite simple. However, he is very in depth in his book when showing it to you, therefore drawing it out over the length of the book. Simply stated, this book is concerned with the way in which men lived in, what the author calls a "physical...
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