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Kitchener's Last Volunteer: The Life of Henry Allingham, Britain's Oldest Man and the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Great Warby: Henry Allingham October 02, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Essays, Journals, Letters and True Accounts |
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What amazes me the most about Henry Allingham's fascinating and inspiring life story is that for 30 years he lived a quiet life in his Eastbourne flat, and hadn't spoken about the War since it ended. Then, after reaching 100, his life changed completely and he's now had up to 47 event appearances in a single year. This shows astonishing flexibility and ability to change. It is a truly inspiring book. Aside from the personal aspects given to many historical events it is an account of the triumph of the human spirit. Henry is a star!
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Apacheby: Ed Macy September 01, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Essays, Journals, Letters and True Accounts |
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I finished reading this at 1 am last night. I was gripped from the start. It has a really simple style, but manages to get in a great deal of technical stuff, moving and funny human stories, and a bit of background on the British Army presencein Afghanistan. The flying and combat sequences are great, and the final showdown is terrific. By far the best book on modern combat I have read for years. >>More Details |
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Nella Last's Peace: The Post-war Diaries of Housewife 49from: Profile Books Ltd October 02, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Essays, Journals, Letters and True Accounts |
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If you enjoyed the original 'Nella Last's War' then you will enjoy this second volume just the same. The end of hostilities doesn't mean the end of either Nella's writing, or her talent with words and observation. It also certainly does not mean the end of hardship and difficulty. I drove to Barrow on the strength of the first diary and was very fortunate to meet the present owners of Nella's old house - they actually bought it off the Last family forty years ago. Just sitting in her old living room, where all those words had poured onto the page, brought Nella and her time tangibly closer. I heartily recommend this book.
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Tommy's War: A First World War Diary 1913-1918by: Thomas Cairns Livingstone September 15, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Essays, Journals, Letters and True Accounts |
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I don't usually read diaries but this caught my eye and I decided to give it a go as I generally read war books. From page one it became a treasure trove of snippets from a bygone era. How a family strove to make ends meet through severe hardship during ww1. Thomas makes light of it all with wit, charm and such delightful drawings of news items or his family.
Shaun sewell has made a great discovery and shared it with the nation. We must thank you for that and just hope Harper collins will see fit to produce book 2 from 1919 t0 1933. I only hope someone will find the pre war diaries that might have started as early as 1905 whilst thomas was courting Agnes. This is a real gem, set in Glasgow it gives us all another angle on the great war, A ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Testament of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925 (Virago classic non-fiction)by: Vera Brittain January 01, 1933 Best Selling > Books > Essays, Journals, Letters and True Accounts |
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My mother having pressed me to read this book, I finally got round to it early this year. Thank God I did.
I cannot begin to put into words how much this book touched me. Vera Brittan must be an inspiration to all women; a strong and determined character who, despite losing almost everything to the War, did not give up. Vera Brittan was a young, ambitious girl growing up pre-war with aspirations to go to University (something uncommon for the day.) She succeeded in getting into Oxford to study English. Then the War came crashing into her life, and Vera's brother and friends get called up to fight. She herself finds her place, working as a nurse first in London, then abroad. Vera Brittan lost so much to this horrific War and yet still found ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of 'Housewife 49'from: Profile Books Ltd November 16, 2006 Best Selling > Books > Essays, Journals, Letters and True Accounts |
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I write this in late 2008 as the global financial system goes into meltdown and the credit crunch is really biting into our individual pockets. What Nella Last would make of our sickeningly materialistic, wasteful, 'spend spend spend' times I cannot imagine!
On a domestic level we could all learn a lot from Nella's money-saving, waste-avoiding methods. Her descriptions of the meals she contrives are fascinating, and her make-do-and-mend philosophy would put us all to shame. Aside from the domestic detail, Nella writes movingly about her thoughts and feelings as a wife and mother living through a second war, and especially about the changing role of women and her own sense of liberation through war work. This should be be required reading for ... Read More: >>More Details |
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An Ordinary Soldier: Afghanistan: A Ferocious Enemy. A Bloody Conflict. One Man's Impossible Missionby: Doug Beattie October 06, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Essays, Journals, Letters and True Accounts |
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Amazing that we still have men like this, given how badly the Government supports them.
If you want to know what it is like for an individual in a small team to be up close and personal fighting a fanatical enemy, here is the best I have ever read. I have read many many books on this subject matter. His sense of guilt at survival is understandable given the random madness he went through. It should not be taken lightly. All leaders everywhere should read this excellent book. >>More Details |
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Mein Kampfby: Adolf Hitler November 21, 2007 Best Selling > Books > Essays, Journals, Letters and True Accounts |
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a very romantic and enlightening read, really opened my eyes to new things
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Resistance: Memoirs of Occupied Franceby: Agnes Humbert September 01, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Essays, Journals, Letters and True Accounts |
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Agnes Humbert was an art historian living in Paris when the Germans invaded in 1940. She immediately became part of a group which spread anti-Nazi propaganda throughout occupied France through newsletters called Resistance. The title of the newsletter, Resistance, became the name of all the groups opposing the occupation. Agnes' group was quickly betrayed & Agnes was arrested & sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for distributing propaganda. This book was written using the diary she kept until her arrest & her memories of her trial & deportation to a German labour camp. Agnes was forced to work in German factories in shocking conditions as slave labour. Slave workers were forced to do the most dangerous jobs such as weaving nylon without any protective clothing. ... Read More:
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Forgotten Voices of the Somme: The Most Devastating Battle of the Great War in the Words of Those Who Survivedby: Joshua Levine October 02, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Essays, Journals, Letters and True Accounts |
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I was given this book and found it very frustrating and massively disappointing. It is basically a compendium of quotes from the IWM Sound Archive. Those in the know will be aware that the IWM Oral Historian is Peter Hart, author of a superb book on the Somme. Please buy his book or any of Martin Middlebrook, Lyn Macdonald etc. rather than this shoddy example of poor research and lazy publishing. Quite why Levine has felt the need to use the same sources as other Somme books (e.g. Hart) but lacking any of the strategic or tactical understanding is beyond me. The book is a sad example of what publishers will do for a quick buck. I mean no disrespect to the men whose quotes are used. The material is interesting but much of it has been used before and it is hardly `Forgotten'. Often it ... Read More:
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