Now It Can Be Told

Written by a british war correspondant who was present in and around the front lines of the western front for the entirety of WWI. Title refers to the fact that his writings here are published without the censorship that was in place during the war. An absolutely outstanding account of the realities......more

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in World War I. It paints a realistic and brutal picture of the daily reality for millions of people during the "war to end all wars." This is the stuff Gibbs wasn't allowed to publish during the war, and it's incredible. A reminder of the tangible and......more

I would describe this book as literary nonfiction. Its magnificent, heartbreaking prose is like poetry - infinitely readable. And horrific. It makes you ask a hundred questions, as it did the survivors of this great crime: Why? How can there be a God? Is this why Britain went Socialist and mostly pa......more

Brilliant description of the horrors of war This book describes WWI as seen by a journalist who was there throughout its extent. The description is simply brilliant. Without concentrating on the gory details, it captures the physical and mental horrors suffered by the soldiers in a manner that would......more

Gibbs was one of five reporters embedded with British troops in WWI. His substantial reporting during the war was heavily censored--no bad news for the home front and all those johnnies who may want to enlist. After the war, no longer fettered, he roundly chastises the British high command and the B......more