Temporary Heroes
This is a short book based on the letters written between 1915 and 1916 by an officer serving with the 1/4th Gordon Highlanders. Second Lieutenant Down wrote regularly to his girlfriend/fiancee throughout his time in France, letters which were published in 1917 after he was wounded and discharged from the army. **Cecil Down is a superb writer, but more than that he has a natural wit that translates easily to the page, making this one of the most enjoyable books I have read on the war.**I have chosen this book because it is so different from anything else I have read. He captures life in France with great accuracy while remaining steadfastly u…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4738-4214-4
- EAN: 9781473842144
- Produktnummer: 22582160
- Verlag: Pen and Sword
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 97'393 KB
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