'The Secret Battle ' by A P Herbert. Published by Methuen & Co Ltd. 1919, 1st UK edition.

Please see the pictures for the outside of the book and former ownership. The inside is clean and tight.

The story of Harry Penrose, a young officer who served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front who breaks down and is court-martialled  and ultimately executed.

Based on the author's experience of the Western Front.

Widely regarded as one of the very best Great War novels and hard to find in a first edition.

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