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Woodbine Willie
Bob Holman
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Description for Woodbine Willie
Paperback. The fascinating story of one of the unsung heroes of World War One. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
Woodbine Willie was the affectionate nickname of the Reverend Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, an Anglican priest who volunteered as a chaplain on the Western Front during the First World War. Renowned for offering both spiritual support and cigarettes to injured and dying soldiers, he won the Military Cross for his reckless courage, running into No Man's Land to help the wounded in the middle of an attack. After the war, Kennedy was involved in the Industrial Christian Fellowship, and he wrote widely. This superb biography is based on original interviews with those who knew and loved him. A deep and real ... Read more
Woodbine Willie was the affectionate nickname of the Reverend Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, an Anglican priest who volunteered as a chaplain on the Western Front during the First World War. Renowned for offering both spiritual support and cigarettes to injured and dying soldiers, he won the Military Cross for his reckless courage, running into No Man's Land to help the wounded in the middle of an attack. After the war, Kennedy was involved in the Industrial Christian Fellowship, and he wrote widely. This superb biography is based on original interviews with those who knew and loved him. A deep and real ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lion Publishing Plc
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745955612
SKU
V9780745955612
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99-2
About Bob Holman
BOB HOLMAN, described by The Daily Telegraph as 'The Good Man of Glasgow', has made a mission of living alongside the disadvantaged of British society. He is a regular contributor to The Guardian, and the author of several books.
Reviews for Woodbine Willie
“Woodbine Willie was remarkable. After his years as an army chaplain, he campaigned against a social system that rewarded those returning from the trenches with poverty and indifference. No one is more equipped to recover the memory of this great and complex figure than Bob Holman.”
Richard Holloway, Former Bishop of Edinburgh “This is a fascinating tale of ... Read more
Richard Holloway, Former Bishop of Edinburgh “This is a fascinating tale of ... Read more