Kitcheners Last Volunteer: The Life of Henry Allingham, the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Great War

Goodwin, Dennis and Allingham, Henry

ISBN 10: 1845964837 / ISBN 13: 9781845964832

Editore: Mainstream Publishing, 2009

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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.

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• Titolo: Kitcheners Last Volunteer: The Life of Henry Allingham, the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Great War
• Editore: Mainstream Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1845964837
• ISBN 13: 9781845964832
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: Used; Good

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Riassunto

Henry Allingham is the last British serviceman alive to have volunteered for active duty in World War I and one of very few people who can directly recall the horror of that conflict. In Kitchener’s Last Volunteer, he vividly recaptures how life was lived in the Edwardian era and how it was altered irrevocably by the slaughter of millions of young men in the Great War, and by the subsequent coming of the modern age. Henry is unique in that he saw action on land, sea, and in the air with the British Naval Air Service. He was present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 with the British Grand Fleet and went on to serve on the Western Front. He befriended several of the young pilots who would lose their lives, and he himself suffered the privations of the front line under fire. In recent years, Henry was given the opportunity to tell his remarkable story to a wider audience through a BBC documentary, and he has since become a hero to many, meeting royalty and bestowed many honours such as the Légion d’honneur?France’s highest accolade. This is the touching story of an ordinary man’s extraordinary life?one who has outlived six monarchs and 21 prime ministers, and who represents a last link to a vital point in Britain's history.

Informazioni sull?autore

Henry Allingham makes regular public appearances to educate modern generations about the war and was recently bestowed a Pride of Britain award. Dennis Goodwin is the founder of The World War One Veterans Association and has helped more than 200 veterans make pilgrimages back to the battlefields of France and Flanders.