Now It Can Be Told

"Now It Can Be Told" by Philip Gibbs is a powerful record from the early 1900s right after World War I that shows what war was really like. Gibbs, who was a reporter with the British army on the Western Front shares his first hand accounts of combat. More than just talking about bravery, the book explains the sad results of war, honoring the fallen while giving readers a cold dose of reality. Initially, Gibbs explains being a reporter during the war, struggling with censorship. Then, he paints many pictures of retreating troops, civilians in pain, and young men who change when they see the awful things that happen in war including bravery, loss, and duty, making this book important for seeing what war actually costs people.