Capture at Arnhem by Harry Roberts
Captain Harry Roberts of REME was landed by glider at the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. The moment he landed he came under fire and received a disabling bullet at the base of his spine and other injuries. This memoir is his distillation of his wartime diaries and incorporates information on his training, his capture at Arnhem and his subsequent experience as a POW incarcerated in the German countryside. The book shows all the chaos of war, the bitterness of defeat and the sheer will to live. As an officer and Prisoner of War Captain Roberts was reasonably well treated but this did not spare him from the vicissitudes of war witnessing, for instance, starved and broken women acting as slave labour for the Nazis. His account conveys the kaleidoscope of emotions that prisoners suffer and the debilitating effects of ever-present pangs of hunger.
The late Harry Roberts, author of several popular books on outdoor recreation, is fondly remembered as Uncle Harry for his friendly, easy-to-understand writing style. Stephen Salins is a paddlng instructor at Pacific Water Sports in Seattle and is a contributing editor to Canoe & Kayak, where he writes the Canoe Technique column.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781900624275 |
| ISBN 10 | 1900624273 |
| Title | Capture at Arnhem |
| Author | Harry Roberts |
| Series | Military Memoirs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1999-06-10 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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