Roger Payne Oam

Broschiertes Buch

Beginning of the End of The British Empire

True Short Stories That Show How the Demise of British Empire Began With The Second World War

Beschreibung

This book consists of the true stories of British people during World War II.

Autor

Roger Payne served in Britain's elite Parachute Regiment from 1960 to 1969 He and his family then moved to Australia where he enlisted in the Australian Army as a physical training instructor training National Servicemen for Vietnam. He remained in the Army until 2003 by which time he was Chief Instructor of physical training to the Corps of Infantry. During this time he was awarded the highest's decoration a serviceman can get, the Chief of the Defence Force Commendation. A year later he was awarded one of the highest awards an Australian citizen can get, The Order of Australia. He is still the only serviceman to be awarded both.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VIJ Books
• Seitenzahl: 490
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 788g
• ISBN-13: 9789388161916
• ISBN-10: 9388161912
• Artikelnr.: 59473801