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Books : The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, the Only Surviving Veteran of the Trenches
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The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, the Only Surviving Veteran of the Trenches by: Harry Patch, Richard Van Emden List Price: £7.99 Childrens Toy Shop Price: £3.86 You Save: £4.13 (52%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780747593362 ISBN: 0747593361 Label: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: June 02, 2008 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Studio: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sales Rank: 95 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - The Last fighting Tommy, The life of Harry PatchAmazing this all I can say, Im not a fan of War books, but this is truly brilliant, Richard VAN Emden has put this together amazingly, Im going to read a few more of his books. READ IT Rating: - A century of experiencesI saved this for now as it is the 90th anniversary of the end of WWI. It is amazing how clear Harry's memories are and in what fine fettle he is considering his great age. The most remarkable thing about him is that he was an unremarkable man in remarkable, indeed shattering and horrific, times. Worth reading for a century and more of an ordinary man's life and memories. Rating: - A hero tells his story and let us never forget.I have just read Henry Allingham's book which led me to reread Jimmy Corbin's ,(please read my reviews on these books), and now I have just finished rereading Harry's book. It is very interesting to hear how their lives panned out and when you consider how differently these three mens lives are it beggars belief to even contemplate the lives of every other fighter from ww1 and 2. One thing I know is that every last one of them would have a story worth reading though. I would distrust anyone who considers this book to be worthy of less than 5 stars as this man like so many others did his duty so we were able to keep our freedom. These boys were fighting for more than their own lives as some reviewers seem to forget. sour grapes ... Read More: Rating: - A Patchwork Quilt named PeaceNo more than a week or so ago the nearby village of Langemarck-Poelkapelle hailed our long-term and cherished visitor Harry Patch. Patch, who has recently turned an unheard of 110 (!) and boasts an equally impressive score of visits to our Salient, had been a simple plumber before he came over to fight, which turned him into a hero just by surviving and then waiting (and testifying). At Langemarck, where thousands of German young students were laid to rest, Harry pointed out the very spot where in 1917 he and his fellow-soldiers crossed the Steenbeek (een beek is a brook; Steenbeek could be Stone brook) and insisted on a simple memorial stone to be erected there in an act of commemoration of all his fellow-soldiers, whether or not they made ... Read More: Rating: - Fascinating and thought provokingI found this book to be one of the best I have ever read and did not want it to end. What an amazing period of history captured in one man's life story. The character of the man shines through. He has lived in a world that is all too forgotten nowadays but through this book he has kept it alive for us to read. He shows a willingness to forgive but not forget. A must read. |
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