Gruesome World War I Diary Unearthed: First-Hand Account of Somme's Bloodiest Battle Revealed in UK Hoard
“We also know why his diary ended suddenly,” said Stevenson. “Alice sent him a new address book, which he used as a diary from Oct. 1916. That, too, has been lost.”
There’s no telling just how many countless invaluable objects have been lost to the whims of fate and chaos of wartime. World War I robbed more than 700,000 British troops of their lives, and wounded nearly 1.7 million. In total, the war killed 13 million military personnel and wounded 21 million.
In the end, it’s diaries like these that should serve to remind us just how costly these conflicts can be.
After learning about this newly discovered World War I diary, take a look at 31 remarkable photos from World War I. Then, learn about Renia Spiegel’s secret Holocaust diary being published 70 years later.
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