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Growing Up in Sussex: From Schoolboy to Soldier
Gerry Wells
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Paperback. Sussex and back, by way of war Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 292.
This compelling memoir starts with a boy's journey through the early years of the 1930s: days of the rag and bone man, street lamplighters, Hercule Poirot, and in the background, Hitler. Then life gets real: at school where cane and cricket bat rule and where the mustard sandwich fills a hungry corner, and even more real with army call-up and training. Then, in 1944/45, comes the crunch of combat in Operation Overlord - a boy's growing-up time. And after all that, with his ears still ringing a bit, comes the blessed call of demob and a taste of new delights: ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752449678
SKU
V9780752449678
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99-10
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