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Valour in the Trenches!. 'Bombo' Pollard VC MC* DCM HAC in The Great War

Categorie	WO I
Boeknummer	#213698
Titel	Valour in the Trenches!. 'Bombo' Pollard VC MC* DCM HAC in The Great War
Auteur	Nash, N.S.
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Jaar van uitgave	2011
ISBN10	1848844476
ISBN13	9781848844476
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	Alfred Pollard joined the Honourable Artillery Company at Armoury House in the City of London in 1914 aged 21. The HAC is a unique Territorial unit composed entirely of middle class volunteers, who recruit all their officers from the ranks. Pollard was a natural soldier who believed himself (correctly as it turned out) to be invulnerable. He revelled in combat and unlike the vast majority of his peers claimed to enjoy going into action. This extraordinary mindset is borne out by his well documented acts of selfless courage. He rose quickly through the ranks, earned a battlefield commission and was awarded in quick succession the Distinguished Conduct Medal, two Military Crosses and finally the Victoria Cross. Despite his experiences and the horrific sights he witnesses, in his own memoir... (Lees verder)s, entitled Fire-eater, published in 1932, he made it clear he felt 'neither fear nor pity'. Pollard's character was a curious mix of self assurance, even arrogance, and innate immaturity. In post-war years Pollard wrote some 60 books which sold half a million copies. This is a fascinating study of a courageous patriot who saw action throughout the Great War.
Pagina's	256
Conditie	Nieuw
Prijs	€ 15,00

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