Aubrey Herbert, a Member of Parliament and gifted linguist, kept diaries through three campaigns: the retreat from Mons in 1914, the months at Anzac on Gallipoli in 1915 under Turkish shellfire, and Mesopotamia in 1916 during the siege of Kut, where he took part in negotiations with the Turks.
Witty, humane journals by a remarkable traveller and soldier. Download the free EPUB.