The reluctant tommy : [Ronald Skirth's extraordinary memoir of the First World War]
Skirth, Ronald2010
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This is the story of a young man who went to war a devoted servant of King and country and returned utterly convinced that war was wrong and who acted upon his convictions, making a pact with God that he would not kill. This memoir, written 50 years after the end of the war, draws on his diary entries and letters home.
Main title:
The reluctant tommy : [Ronald Skirth's extraordinary memoir of the First World War] / by Ronald Skirth ; edited by Duncan Barrett.
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Imprint:
London : Macmillan, 2010.
Collation:
324 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Ports. and text on lining papers.
ISBN:
9780230746732 (hbk)023074673X (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.4'81'41940.48141940.48141940.4814940.481
Local class:
940.481
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
World War I
BRN:
480392
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