Tunnel Trench, A Play in Three Acts
1924, a Great War play set in the Allied offensive of 1918
Author
Hubert Griffith
Publisher
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1924
Printing Details
First edition. Hardback, quarter cloth with title label to spine and upper board. 19 × 12.5cm, 73pp.
A Great War play set in the mess hall of the Royal Flying Corps / RAF (the author had served in the Royal Fusiliers from 1914, and transferred to the RAF in 1918 as an observer). The play is set in 1918 during the Allied offensive and focuses on the area of the battle known as Tunnel Trench. The play takes the view of the battle from three points of view: the RAF personnel, the troops on the ground, and the battle strategists.
Condition
A good readable copy but with some rubbing to the boards and spine, and the inner binding is a little strained (no pages are loose). Spare label to the rear.