Departed Warriors by Jerry Murland
Takes the reader from the shores of Britain with the first volunteer army to leave for South Africa to fight in the Second Boer War, and to the battlefronts of the Great War of 1914-18. This work offers an account of two generations of a family who fought for their country and the impact it had upon their lives.
Forget the romantic war novels and the tales of mythical derring-do, if you want a book to bring home what war means to ordinary people, this is a must readCoventry Evening Telegraph
Jerry Murland is a retired Coventry Head Teacher who now works as an Education Consultant with local authorities in England and Wales. Before becoming a teacher he served in the Parachute Regiment and worked as a mountain instructor in outdoor centres in Wales. As an accredited Level 4 UK Athletics Performance Coach he has coached international athletes and was on the Great Britain coaching staff at the Atlanta. Paralympic Games in 1996. He is a member of the Alpine Club and Western Front Association.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906510701 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906510709 |
| Title | Departed Warriors |
| Author | Jerry Murland |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Troubador Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-09-25 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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