Harry's War
Harold Drinkwater was not supposed to go to war. He was told he was half an inch too short. But, determined to fight for king and country, he found a battalion that would take him and was soon on his way to trenches of the Somme. This book offers a moving testament to one man's struggle to keep his humanity in the face of unimaginable violence.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-09-195722-3
- EAN: 9780091957223
- Produktnummer: 16503733
- Verlag: Ebury Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 416 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B13.1 cm x D2.6 cm 286 g
- Abbildungen: illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
- Gewicht: 286
Über den Autor
Harry Drinkwater (Author) Harold Victor Drinkwater was born on 19 February 1889 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School, where Shakespeare was educated. A month after war was declared in 1914, Harry volunteered, but failed his medical for being 'half an inch' too short. He tried again and successfully joined a Pals battalion in Birmingham. Harry fought on both the Western and Italian Fronts , receiving the Military Cross in 1917. Harry stayed in the army for two more years after Armistice was declared. He died in 1978.
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