Reviews for The War Diaries: An Anthology of Daily Wartime Diary Entries Throughout History

The average rating for The War Diaries: An Anthology of Daily Wartime Diary Entries Throughout History based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-06-20 00:00:00 Soheila Forghani This book was amazing. I learned so much, and, considering the topic, laughed a good deal. I found it especially interesting to read the views and experiences of "the other side", and there were many writers features whose full diaries I wish I could have explored.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-05-28 00:00:00 Benjamin Guyer An inconsistent collection of both military and civilian diary entries from 1665 to 1990. Some are very interesting some are rather boring. But is was fun to follow along each day; so it took me a year to read this book. Some of the more interesting entries were by Josef Gobbels: Jan 7 1940 - "Film: Ben Hur. Old Jewish hokum. But well made." Then on Feb 12 1940 - " Frau [...] visits me this afternoon. We see the American Disney film Snow White, a magnificent artistic achievement. A fairy tale for grown-ups, thought out into the last detail and made with great love of humanity and nature. An artistic delight." Who would have guessed he had time for movies! Then there was the entry from Arnold Bennett dated July 25, 1917 - London - [The Yacht Club] Where he dines at J.M. Barrie's with Thomas Hardy and his wife. They phoned and invited over George Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells and wife. "Soon after Shaw and the Wellses came Hardy seemed to curl up. He had travelled to town that day and was evidently fatigued. He became quite silent. I then departed and told Barrie that Hardy ought to go to bed. He agreed. The spectacle of Wells and G.B.S. talking firmly and strongly about the war, in their comparative youth, in front of this aged, fatigued and silent man - incomparably their superior as a creative artist - was very striking". Talk about a literary evening - wow!