Tommy - The British Soldier on the Western Front

Name: Tommy
Price: 13.99 EUR
Author: Richard Holmes
ISBN: 9780007383481

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Richard Holmes

HarperPress
Paru le : 21/12/2011

Groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed, Tommy is the first history of World War I to place the British soldier who fought in the trenches centre-stage. ... > Lire la suite

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Groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed, Tommy is the first history of World War I to place the British soldier who fought in the trenches centre-stage. Tommy tells the story of an epic and terrible war through the letters, diaries and memories of those who fought it. Epitomised by the character of Sgt Tommy Atkins, Richard Holmes portrays the strength and fallibility of the human spirit, the individuals behind the epic conflict, and their legacy.

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Date de parution : 21/12/2011
Editeur : HarperPress
ISBN : 978-0-00-738348-1
EAN : 9780007383481
Format : ePub
Nb. de pages : 752 pages

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- Pages : 752
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Biographie de Richard Holmes

Richard Holmes was one of Britain's most distinguished and eminent military historians and broadcasters. He was the author of many best-selling and widely acclaimed books including Redcoat, Tommy, Marlborough and Wellington, and famous for his BBC series. He served in the Territorial Army, and was Colonel of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment from 1999 to 2007. Richard Holmes died suddenly in April 2011 from pneumonia.
He had been suffering from non-Hodgkins' Lymphoma.