Soldier's Place

The War Stories of Will R. Bird

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

For two decades following the First World War, Nova Scotia-born Will R. Bird published war stories in magazines and periodicals, which have gone out of print and were never digitised, and the stories had long fallen into obscurity - until now.Carefully curated by author and editor Thomas Hodd, A Soldier's Place is an anthology of fifteen of Bird's best combat stories, based on the experiences of himself and of others, covering all aspects of the war effort and following brave Canadian, American, and Australian soldiers.An infantry soldier, Will R. Bird miraculously survived the First World War and became one of the most prolific Canadian authors on the subject, completing both fiction and non-fiction works.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-10-17
Mått:146 x 210 x 13 mm
Vikt:318 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Nimbus Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781771086301

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Krigsromaner inom Skönlitteratur
Historiska romaner inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

Thomas Hodd is an Associate Professor of Canadian and Atlantic literature at Université de Moncton. His essays and reviews have appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Literary Review of Canada, The Chronicle Herald, and the Toronto Star among others. His study of Charles G. D. Roberts's writings on the First World War appeared recently in The Great War: From Memory to History. Born in East Mapleton, NS, Will R. Bird (1891-1984) served with the 42nd Highlanders during the First World War. After returning to Canada, he embarked on a writing career that spanned several decades. Best known for his historical fiction and war writings, especially his soldier memoir, And We Go On (1930), Bird published more than twenty books and several hundred stories, including a handful of non-fiction works about the Maritimes. He also spent many years working in various Nova Scotia government departments, and served briefly as president of the Canadian Authors Association.

Innehållsförteckning

TABLE OF CONTENTS_x000D_Introduction_x000D_His Deputy_x000D_The Creeping Phantom_x000D_Wire Overhead_x000D_Ghost Bayonets_x000D_The Three Dead Germans_x000D_Priscilla's Private_x000D_Sunshine_x000D_Sunrise for Peter_x000D_White Collars: A Tale of the "Princess Pats"_x000D_Eyes! Eyes! Eyes!_x000D_The Laughing Jackass: A Tale of the RAF_x000D_The Russian Coat_x000D_The Finer Instincts_x000D_If You Were Me_x000D_A Soldier's Place_x000D_Acknowledgments_x000D_Glassary_x000D_Bibliography