The Other Trench

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A German officer's firsthand day-by-day WWI diary - Unedited - Once Forgotten - Now Revealed</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As featured by the BBC (TV Radio & Online)</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In 1914 Lt. Alexander Pfeifer left behind his career family and future to serve as a company commander in one of the most elite and utilised units of the Imperial German Army - the 11th Kurhessian Jäger Battalion. Over the next four years he fought in some of World War I's fiercest battles across France the Carpathians (Eastern Front) and the Italian Alps. But what makes his story different is that </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>he wrote about everything and took his camera with him</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>:</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>This diary is not just a recollection of experiences written down after the war... These are literally the experiences I wrote down each day - A genuine reflection of the fight against enemy and nature. - </em>Lt. Pfeifer</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Now published for the first time after being hidden for over 100 years </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Other Trench </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>presents Pfeifer's full wartime diary - raw honest and untouched - alongside more than 300 original photographs and 8 maps. Co-authored by his English great-great-grandson this book intertwines first-hand testimony with modern research and family discovery offering a powerful new perspective on the war.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><u>Inside the Book:</u></strong></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Lt. Pfeifer's translated wartime diary from 1914 to 1918 unedited and fully authentic</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Pfeifer's journey from platoon leader to a respected stormtrooper company commander</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Over 200 rare WWI photos taken by Pfeifer himself</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Eyewitness accounts from the Western Eastern and Italian fronts</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Detailed battle coverage: Loos Neuve Chapelle Festubert Caporetto and many more</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Modern-day connections: stories behind items and the letters from the fallen returned to descendants.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Narrations research and stories that shed light on the Germans and also the opposing sides of the war.</span></li></ul><p class=ql-align-justify></p>