William Whittaker, Geoffrey Whittaker

Broschiertes Buch

Somewhere in France

A Tommy's Guide to Life on the Western Front

Beschreibung

A unique combination of first-hand account and narrative history, which together provide a brilliant, eloquent and moving guide to a soldier's life in the Great War.

Autor

William Whittaker volunteered for the Royal Army Medical Corps and served at the front in France from 1915 - 1919, being present at the Somme and other major battles. His letters, written from Flanders and north-east France, survived.Geoffrey Whittaker was born in Yorkshire and educated at Oxford University. He was a radar mechanic in the Royal Air Force and saw active service in the Middle East during the Suez Canal crisis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amberley Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 124mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781445636719
• ISBN-10: 1445636719
• Artikelnr.: 40465905