The Search

The true story of a D-Day survivor, an unlikely friendship, and a lost shipwreck off Normandy

The Search
John Henry Phillips
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Hardback
h240 x 156mm - 336pg
2 Jun 2022 UK
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9781472146182
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When archaeologist John Henry Phillips volunteered with a charity that took D-Day veterans back to Normandy, due to an administrative error he found himself without a hotel room and reliant on the generosity of one of the veterans who had a spare bed. That veteran was Patrick Thomas - and it was an encounter that would change both their lives forever. Patrick' s landing craft, LCH 185, had led the first wave into Sword Beach on D-Day, and stayed off Normandy until the 25th June when an acoustic mine sent it to the seabed along with most of the crew. His story transfixed John, and the resulting search for the shipwreck was to consume him. Jumping back and forwards in time, between vivid descriptions of the final days on board LCH 185 and John' s thrilling search to find the shipwreck, The Search is an emotional story of a devastating time in history, an unlikely, life-changing friendship and a quest to honour a wartime home and family lost over seventy-five years ago.
JOHN HENRY PHILLIPS is an award-winning archaeologist, filmmaker and writer from Suffolk, England. He is of Romani descent. John holds a degree in archaeology from the University of Leicester. As a professional archaeologist John has excavated everything from Roman villas, coin hoards and Anglo-Saxon burials to Second World War plane and ship wrecks. John has volunteered his archaeological expertise to help modern soldiers suffering with PTSD through award-winning archaeology projects such as Operation Nightingale, Operation WALBEA and Waterloo Uncovered. John produced and appeared in the documentary No Roses on a Sailor' s Grave, which covered the diving expedition to find the wreck of LCH 185. The film has been screened and picked up awards across the globe. A full list of John' s filmmaking awards is below:Los Angeles Documentary Festival Best Director - Winner - 2021Chicago Reel Shorts Film Festival Official Selection - 2021The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival USA - Official Selection - 2021Milton Film Festival Canada Official Selection - 2021 Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival - Official Selection - 2021London Lift-Off Film Festival - Official Selection - 2021London Lift-Off Film Festival Audience Choice Award - Winner - 2021Rome PRISMA Film Awards Best Feature Documentary - Winner - 2021Berlin Indie Film Festival Best Director 2021 - Winner - 2021Sweden Film Awards Best Feature Documentary - Winner - 2021Toronto Independent Film Awards - Best Feature Documentary - Winner - 2021 Birmingham Film and Television Festival - Best Documentary Film - Winner - 2021Directors Guild of Canada Best Picture Editing for Documentary - Nominee - 2020Nautical Archaeology Society ' Adopt a Wreck' Award - Winner - 2019
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ISBN-13: 9781472146182
Published: 2 Jun 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Robinson
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 156mm
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 41g
Pages: 336

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