Testament of youth by juliette towhidi based on the autobiography of vera brittain. Vera brittain 18931970 served as a nurse in the british armed forces in world war i and afterward devoted herself to the causes of peace and feminism. Vera brittain wrote several volumes to document her life experiences, including one. I remember when i read the book, i mean, i knew the facts of the war. Pdf testament of youth download full pdf book download. Free download or read online testament of youth pdf epub book. Letter from vera to roland, 1915, p127 testament of youth is a momentous historical text preserving for us the lucky generations what war really meant.
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