A Soldier's Story by Mike Wood
Lance Corporal Neville 'Timber' Wood was among the last British soldiers to be evacuated from Dunkirk, he served in North Africa and Sicily, took part in the D-Day landings and witnessed the horror of Bergen-Belsen. This is his extraordinary story.
A time when innocent lives were threatened by a ruthless enemy, when people of all ages lived in fearSound familiar? No it's not 2020, but 1939, and a generation of young men and women rallied to the cause to fight fascism, oppression and tyranny so that future generations could have their freedom and hopefully live in peace. A Soldier's Story is the amazing account of one such young man, Neville 'Timber' Wood, who, despite fighting in many of the major engagements of the Second World War, including Dunkirk, El Alamein and D-Day, survived to become a much-loved husband and father. It's brilliantly written and recounts the courage, determination, dedication and, somewhat surprisingly, the humour of the soldiers involved. I highly recommend it. -- Eleanor Tomlinson
MIKE WOOD is the youngest of Timber's three sons, the one to whom he talked extensively about the war. Timber kept diaries throughout the war and many original documents. When Mike transcribed the diaries in 2006 it led to a flood of reminiscences. A Soldier's Story is the memoir that emerged from Timber's diaries and stories. It is Mike's first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781472144607 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472144600 |
| Title | A Soldier's Story |
| Author | Mike Wood |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2022-04-14 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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