Diaries and Journals
Diary and Journal collections from around the world.
Four Weeks in the Trenches [en] (1915)
Fritz Kreisler
A brief record of the fighting on the Eastern front in the great war, first published in 1915. Fritz Kreisler was an Austrian (later American) violinist and composer, one of the most famous violinists of his day. He briefly served in the Austrian Army in World War I before being honourably...
Genres: Diaries and Journals, History, War
The Diary of a U-boat Commander [en] (1918)
Anonymous
The diary of a World War One U-Boat commander. As well as being a fascinating glimpse of life on the German U-boats during the intense submarine blockade, this also reminds us there were humans involved - on both sides of the action - as we read too of the intimate thoughts and intense love of a...
Genres: Biography/Memoir, Diaries and Journals, Nautical, War