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Sussex War Heroes: The Untold Story of Our Second World War Survivors
Ben James
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Description for Sussex War Heroes: The Untold Story of Our Second World War Survivors
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
A generation of ordinary young men and women were thrust into the most extraordinary of situations when the Second World War was declared. Sussex is full of war heroes, but soon they will be gone - along with their stories. This is not a book about Victoria Cross winners or the celebrities of days gone by, but the untold accounts of everyday heroes who `did their bit'. It is about former train engineer Bob Morrell, who was beaten, starved and tortured in the brutal Japanese prisoner camps. It is about ex-pub landlord John Akehurst, who gave the ... Read more
A generation of ordinary young men and women were thrust into the most extraordinary of situations when the Second World War was declared. Sussex is full of war heroes, but soon they will be gone - along with their stories. This is not a book about Victoria Cross winners or the celebrities of days gone by, but the untold accounts of everyday heroes who `did their bit'. It is about former train engineer Bob Morrell, who was beaten, starved and tortured in the brutal Japanese prisoner camps. It is about ex-pub landlord John Akehurst, who gave the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750965910
SKU
V9780750965910
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Ben James
Ben Jamesis an assistant news editor at The Argus newspaper Sussex s daily title. He has worked in newspapers and magazines since graduating from the University of Sheffield. A keen amateur historian, he regularly seeks out war veterans and tells their stories in the newspaper. Most recently this has included a World War One centenary supplement and a ... Read more
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