Norman Collins

Last Man Standing (eBook, ePUB)

The Memiors of a Seaforth Highlander during the Great War

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A first-hand account of World War I by a nineteen-year-old Englishman who led a platoon into the carnage of the Battle of the Somme. While researching his excellent earlier book: Veterans of World War I, author Richard Van Emden encountered a fascinating personality of that long-ago conflict. After witnessing German naval attacks on British civilians, Norman Collins enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders of the 51st Highland Division, even though he was under age. Collins fought at the battles of Beaumont Hamel, Arras, and Passchendaele, and was wounded several times. Collins lived to be 100 and had an unusually detailed collection of letters, documents, illustrations and photographs. Richard Van Emden has written a moving biography of a unique personality at war, and his long life after the dramatic events of his youth. "This is a harrowing tale of battle, loss and the horrors of war." -Scotland Magazine "His collection of letters, photographs and the record of interviews as an old man are a treasure trove of information on Western Front fighting." -British Army Review/Soldier Magazine "Enthralling memoir. These letters form the freshest part of this book, full of detail about kit and food that obsessed soldiers but which do not find a place in the history books." -Who Do You Think You Are? "This is one of the last great first-person memoirs of the Great War. Extraordinary diary, letter collection and photos." -Scottish Legion News

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen and Sword
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781781597750
• Artikelnr.: 37997553

Autorenporträt

Richard van Emden has interviewed over 270 veterans of the Great War and has written widely on the 1914-18 conflict. Previous books include Britain's Last Tommies, Boy Soldiers of the Great War, All Quiet on the Home Front, Prisoners of the Kaiser and the top five best-selling The Trench. He has visited the Somme and Ypres every year since 1985 and has an expert knowledge of the First World War battlefields. The Author came across Norman Collins while researching his best selling TV tie-in book Veterans. He was immediately struck by this truly remarkable character, who was then over 100 years old. Sadly Norman has now died but Richard Van Emden had not been deterred from writing what is by any standard a most exhilarating memoir of an exceptional veteran. He currently lives in London.