Temporary Heroes

Lieutenant Norman Cecil Down

Temporary Heroes
van Emden Richard
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Paperback
h234 x 156mm - 256pg
30 Apr 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781399074667
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This is a short book based on the letters written between 1915 and 1916 by an officer serving with the 1/4th Gordon Highlanders. Second Lieutenant Down wrote regularly to his girlfriend/fiance throughout his time in France, letters which were published in 1917 after he was wounded and discharged from the army. Cecil Down is a superb writer, but more than that he has a natural wit that translates easily to the page, making this one of the most enjoyable books I have read on the war. I have chosen this book because it is so different from anything else I have read. He captures life in France with great accuracy while remaining steadfastly upbeat and humorous. Nevertheless, there are moments when he is serious, and that makes his words poignant and attention-grabbing. Norman went to France in February 1915, serving continuously until July 1916. He died on 14 March 1984 aged 91
RICHARD VAN EMDEN graduated from Newcastle University in 1988, and obtained an MA from Reading University in the following year. After working as a journalist he became a freelance writer and researcher. Having worked on several historically-based television series, he wrote his first book, Tickled to Death to Go which he has followed up with several highly acclaimed and commercially successful titles, including Britains Last Tommies, Boy Soldiers, The Last Fighting Tommy, The Quick and the Dead, Meeting the Enemy and Tommys Ark.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781399074667
Published: 30 Apr 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 256

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