WW1 soldier diaries published online

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

That should send Gove into a fit.
Too many of the contemporary accounts sound like they have been written by modern liberal wishy washy blackadders instead of true patriots fighting for democracy.
These archives need to be rewritten by correct thinking politicians before they can be released for public education.

A bit 'over the top' aren't we? Actually letters and diaries 'from the front' tended to be 'spruced' for the King and Country Victorian( as in the American Civil War) aspect still in vogue as it was not unexpected that eager recipients at home would pass or publish the missives to concerned other locals desperate for news from the front...other than the horrific casualty lists.