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Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
382 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2022
221 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2023
171 kr
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William Watson was a young Oxford post-graduate at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914\. Along with several friends from Oxford he enlisted in the army expecting the war to last six weeks. Watson began his service in the Great War as a British Army motorcycle despatch rider. He saw active service during the key battles of 1914 and early 1915\. Watson was then commissioned and became a tank commander and saw active service with the tanks most notably at Cambrai in 1917.This well written and evocative memaoir was originally published under the tile A Company Of Tanks it constitutes a wonderful primary source and is an invaluable addition to the library of anyone with an interest in the evolution of the tank as a decisive weapon on the battlefield. Highly detailed, but nonetheless accessible this superb new illustrated edition, edited by Emmy AwardTM winning historian Bob Carruthers is greatly recommended for serious enthusiasts and casual readers alike.
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
290 kr
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E-bok
Engelska, 2016138 kr
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"All letters are censored. This book contains nothing but the truth, but not the whole truth. When I described things that were actually happening round me, I had to be exceedingly careful-and when, as in the first two or three chapters, my letters were written several weeks after the events, something was sure to crop up in the meantime that unconsciously but definitely altered the memory of experiences....I have dwelt at length upon little personal matters. It may not interest you to know when I had a pork-chop-though, as you now realise, on active service a pork-chop is extremely important-but it interested my mother. She liked to know whether I was having good and sufficient food, and warm things on my chest and feet, because, after all, there was a time when I wanted nothing else."This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world''s bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
333 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2021
186 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2008
229 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2008
364 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2010
223 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
385 kr
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E-bok
Engelska, 202314 kr
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Writing by W.H.L. Watson, "Adventures of a Despatch Rider" is an interesting private tale of his life as a motorbike despatch rider throughout the First World War. In this powerful story, Watson paints a clear and shifting photo of the difficulties, risks, and interesting moments he faced while appearing this essential obligation. Watson wrote approximately his courageous adventures as a dispatch rider, travelling via the harmful landscapes of Europe at some stage in the warfare. Through his captivating testimonies, he shares the thrilling journeys, the dangers of sending essential messages to people on the the front traces, and the friendships that are shaped within the chaos of conflict. Watson does a first-rate activity of setting readers right into the tough statistics of battle by way of giving them details about daily existence, the risks which can be confronted, and the bravery this is wanted on this critical navy position. His private stories showed how strong, courageous, and smart he had to be to handle the worrying obligations of a dispatch rider. "Adventures of a Despatch Rider" shows how brave and devoted Watson became to his process. It additionally offers a captivating and insightful check out the scary lives of those who worked at the front traces all through one of the maximum enormous wars in records.