From Both Sides Now

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The astonishing diary of a war hero. Lovingly translated and compiled by his daughter.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sent to fetch a bandage for a comrade whose leg had just been blown off. Winning a medal for bravery for running up a hill under fire to deliver a message to his commander. Relishing meals of potatoes and coffee. Studying Roman Law Portuguese and double-entry bookkeeping in a POW camp. Suffering anti-Semitic jibes and discrimination.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>These are some of the experiences recorded in the diaries and letters of a young Austro-Hungarian who enlisted in the army in 1916 aged 18 and fought in some of the fiercest battles of World War I in Italy before being taken prisoner of war by the Italians after the Armistice. The diaries transcribed from a now obsolete German shorthand and other material originally written in German have been translated compiled and edited by his daughter.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Richly illustrated with photos documents letters and souvenirs and copiously provided with background information to set the scene From Both Sides Now presents a picture of one mans war and life and makes a unique and important contribution to the military and social history of the time rarely seen from the Austro-Hungarian side.</span></p>