”An extraordinary biography by the very last witness of a devastating four years in British history” Daily Mail
On 17 June 2009, Harry Patch celebrated his 111th birthday. At the time, he was the last living British Tommy who had fought in the trenches during the First World War. Now that direct link with the past has gone. From Patch”s vivid memories of an Edwardian childhood, through the horrors of the battles of Ypres and Passchendaele to working on the home front in the Second World War and fame in later life as a veteran,
The Last Fighting Tommy is the story of an ordinary man”s extraordinary life.
A hundred years after the end of the Great War, this powerful account of a life defined by those four devastating years remains as important and relevant as ever. This updated edition includes a new introduction, as well as previously unseen photographs.
On 17 June 2009, Harry Patch celebrated his 111th birthday. At the time, he was the last living British Tommy who had fought in the trenches during the First World War. Now that direct link with the past has gone. From Patch”s vivid memories of an Edwardian childhood, through the horrors of the battles of Ypres and Passchendaele to working on the home front in the Second World War and fame in later life as a veteran,
The Last Fighting Tommy is the story of an ordinary man”s extraordinary life.
A hundred years after the end of the Great War, this powerful account of a life defined by those four devastating years remains as important and relevant as ever. This updated edition includes a new introduction, as well as previously unseen photographs.
€12.95
Biçim EPUB ● Sayfalar 288 ● ISBN 9781408897249 ● Yayımcı Bloomsbury Publishing ● Yayınlanan 2018 ● İndirilebilir 3 kez ● Döviz EUR ● Kimlik 5597605 ● Kopya koruma Adobe DRM
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