2009, ISBN: 9780747591153

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,11th imp.[Originally published by same publisher in 2007.This later edition's issue,circa 2009 or after,as the subject had died in July,2009.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner… Plus…

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,11th imp.[Originally published by same publisher in 2007.This later edition's issue,circa 2009 or after,as the subject had died in July,2009.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£16.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,sepia WW1 trench photographic front panel of dw/dj with black+brown glossy lettering,rear panel with subject's colour portrait photograph with prose extract print; with negligible shelf- wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present - some minor,tiny indents without any penetration,to rear board beneath,to rear panel of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without any blemish; contents particularly bright,tight and clean,solid and sound without any dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appearing unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain maroon cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine,a green headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,11th imp,xiii-xviiipp+1-238pp [paginated] includes a preface each,to the final and the p/back editions,a prologue,11 chapters+epilogue,A Funeral Address,16pp of contemporary scenic and biographical sepia+colour photographs in 1 block,between pp110/11, acknowledgements,picture credits and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with a memoir extract from Air Mechanic Henry William Allingham,Royal Naval Air Service 6 June 1896 - 17 July 2009 to reverse,contents list/table,relatives+colleagues remarks,3 b/w battle maps and a facsimile page from the Medal Roll for the DCLI.Harry Patch, the last British soldier alive to have fought in the trenches of the First World War, was one of very few people who can directly recall the horror of that conflict. Harry vividly remembers his childhood in the Somerset countryside of Edwardian England.He left school in 1913 to become an apprentice plumber but three years later was conscripted,serving as a machine gunner in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.Fighting in the mud and trenches during the Battle of Passchendaele,he saw a great many of his comrades die,and in one dreadful moment,the shell that wounded him,kill his three closest friends.In vivid detail he describes daily life in the trenches,the terror of being under intense artillery fire,and the fear of going over the top.Then,after the Armistice,the soldiers' frustration at not being quickly demobbed led to a mutiny in which Harry was soon caught up.The Second World War saw Harry in action on the home front as a fire-fighter during the bombing of Bath.He also warmly describes his friendship with American GIs preparing to go to France,and,years later,his tears when he saw their graves. Late in life Harry achieved fame, meeting the Queen and taking part in the BBC documentary The Last Tommies,finally shaking hands with a German veteran of the artillery and speaking out frankly to Prime Minister Tony Blair about the soldiers shot for cowardice in the First World War.'The Last Fighting Tommy' is the story of an ordinary man's extraordinary life. Richard van Emden has interviewed over 270 veterans of the Great War and has written widely on the 1914-18 conflict.His previous books include Britain's Last Tommies,Boy Soldiers of the Great War,and the best-selling The Trench.He has visited the Somme and Ypres every year since 1985 and has an expert knowledge of the First World War battlefields. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!** N.B. UK and all overseas buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free.** This item offered P+p Free,available UK only.** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always., LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,circa 2009., 5<

2007, ISBN: 9780747591153

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Bloomsbury Publishing, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: 1, 256 Seiten, Publiziert: 2007-08-06T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.46 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1222191, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kategor… Plus…

Bloomsbury Publishing, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: 1, 256 Seiten, Publiziert: 2007-08-06T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.46 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1222191, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kategorien, Bücher, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Allgemein, Europa, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Großbritannien, Erster Weltkrieg, Epochen, Militärgeschichte, Geschichte nach Themen, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4901, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007<

2009, ISBN: 9780747591153

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2007. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 238pp. Gift inscription to front end paper. Jacket price clipped.., Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2007, 3