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BRITAIN'S LAST TOMMIES
FINAL MEMORIES FROM SOLDIERS OF THE 1914-1918 WAR, IN THEIR OWN WORDS |
| By: |
Richard Van Emden |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£19.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1844153150 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781844153152 |
| Publisher: |
PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
26 July, 2005 |
| Pages: |
334 |
| Description: |
A collection of stories told by World War I veterans themselves but also through the author's memories of them: the remarkable, the sad, the funny, and the moving. It offers a list of veterans, who hold the poignant title of being the last Gallipoli veteran, the last Royal Flying Corps veteran, the last Prisoner of War etc. |
| Synopsis: |
The First World War as a living history is to all intents and purposes over. As of February 2009 there were only two veterans from six million alive who served on the Western Front. Richard has spent the last 20 years interviewing and carefully recording the memories of over 270 veterans and this book is a culmination of his 20 years of work. The book is an extraordinary collection of stories told by the veterans themselves but also through the author's memories of them: the remarkable, the sad, the funny, the moving. It also features an outstanding collection of photographs taken of the veterans as they were, as soldiers during the war together with recent images of almost all of these men, taken at home, back on the Western Front, at the final veterans' reunion, and at various investitures. Britain's Last Tommies also offers a unique list of veterans, all of who individually hold the poignant title of being the last Gallipoli veteran, the last Royal Flying Corps veteran, the last Distinguished Conduct Medal holder, the last cavalryman, the last Prisoner of War. |
| Illustrations: |
32 plate section, including 8 pages of colour, 70 illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Leo Cooper Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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