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An Average War: Eighth Army to Red Army
Mike Peyton
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Description for An Average War: Eighth Army to Red Army
Paperback. A brilliant memoir of the author's second world war. In October 1940 he joined is family regiment, in June 1942 they were overrun and all but wiped out fighting a rearguard actioon in the Western Desert. He was a POW in Italy, then Germany. He escaped and spent the last months of his war fighting with the Soviet army. Illustrator(s): Peyton, Mike. Num Pages: 136 pages, 5 black & white photos, 13 line drawings / cartoons. BIC Classification: WSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 252.
Mike Peyton lied about his age to enlist, worried that the war would be over before he had a chance to join in. After training, he initially fought in the Western Desert, where he was captured and shipped to Italy and then Germany. He escaped in Germany and walked east until he found the Russian Red Army with whom he fought for the rest of the war. With a grave sense of humour, Peyton takes you through the horror and death, alongside the camaraderie and excitement.
Mike Peyton lied about his age to enlist, worried that the war would be over before he had a chance to join in. After training, he initially fought in the Western Desert, where he was captured and shipped to Italy and then Germany. He escaped in Germany and walked east until he found the Russian Red Army with whom he fought for the rest of the war. With a grave sense of humour, Peyton takes you through the horror and death, alongside the camaraderie and excitement.
Product Details
Publisher
Fernhurst Books Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
252g
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909911123
SKU
V9781909911123
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Ref
99-1
About Mike Peyton
Mike Peyton lied about his age to join the Army at the start of the Second World War. He spent much of the war in a prisoner of war camp, but escaped to join and fight with the Russian Red Army. He worked as a freelance cartoonist and has had over 18 books of yachting cartoons published and in 2016 ... Read more
Reviews for An Average War: Eighth Army to Red Army
“A brilliant memoir.” (Spectator Magazine) "Casually illuminating ... so full of bizare incident that it is hard to know where to start. Some of it is chillingly, and killingly, funny. Death was an accepted lottery and Peyton shows how cheerfully men despatched the enemy when they got the chance." (Daily Telegraph) "There is nothing average about this fascinating memoir. Although ... Read more