HEPPER : Captain E. Raymond Hepper's Great War diary 1916–1919 (ajánló)
One of the best things about this, fascinating diary is that the acquired familiarity of the routine and "normality" of life in the trenches with occasions of fearful, tragic, personal drama are so well-recorded by a perceptive and quite evidently likeable observer; an officer in the 17th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. Captain Hepper fulfils all the responsibilities one might expect from billeting, artillery observation, sniping, Lewis Gun and intelligence before becoming a Brigade Intelligence Officer.
Unusually in such published works the diary continues beyond the Armistice to great advantage as Hepper's battalion marches into Germany for the Occupation but the essence of his experience is wonderfully expressed on the date he lost an especial friend: "Those who read this diary, if any there be, will know how we lived together not only in France but throughout our training in England, have known our faults, likes and dislikes and have been true friends."
Peter Liddle
First World War Historian.
Raymond Hepper's diary is a fine example of the kind of personal war record that the Imperial War Museum is most keen to preserve. The account of his experiences with the 17th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment continues to be of considerable interest to historians studying the life of a regimental officer on the Western Front during the First World War; and remains an important part of our ever-expanding holdings on the conflict.
This publication of Hepper's' war diary makes the account even more valuable by its inclusion of biographical information, historical notes and a most useful index. It will undoubtedly prove of great benefit to future historians.
Anthony Richards
Head of Documents and Sound, Imperial War Museum
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