Black Maria Posted 15 December , 2012 Share Posted 15 December , 2012 Just noticed this superb memoir, which was first published by Pentland Press in 1994,is to be reprinted by Pen & Sword, and is due out next March.So if anyone was thinking of buying a second hand copy, which i notice are selling for between £95(x-lib) and £229 on ABE and Amazon, i would hang on till then.Purchased my copy from Ray Westlake a few years ago and rate it as one of the best memoirs i have read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelcave Posted 15 December , 2012 Share Posted 15 December , 2012 Quite agree - and not only because I have a great interest in the Leicesters! Some very evocative drawings as well to accompany the text. Certainly in my top ten of later Great War memoirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjk Posted 15 December , 2012 Share Posted 15 December , 2012 Amazon will be selling it (in March, when it is published) for £16. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 3 February , 2013 Share Posted 3 February , 2013 Pals who are interested in copies of the first edition of this book might like to look at my post in the GWF Classifieds section. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=190563&hl= Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 4 February , 2013 Admin Share Posted 4 February , 2013 A real classic what good news it is being republished Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 4 February , 2013 Share Posted 4 February , 2013 I have sent a batch of copies out to Pals today but still have a good few left if anyone is interested. (See post No. 4) Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hastings Posted 4 February , 2013 Share Posted 4 February , 2013 Thank you for the heads-up Blackmaria, Wasn't he also Royal Sussex for a bit? If so do you know which Bn and is there musch coverage of his time with them in the book? Many thanks Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 4 February , 2013 Author Share Posted 4 February , 2013 Thank you for the heads-up Blackmaria, Wasn't he also Royal Sussex for a bit? If so do you know which Bn and is there musch coverage of his time with them in the book? Many thanks Jim Hi Jim, Just had a quick flick through the book.He was commisioned into The Royal Sussex at the tail end of 1917,going to Egypt,then returning to the Western Front in July 1918 and joining the 4th Royal Sussex till the Armistice.About 150 pages deal with this period on the Western front,out of 495 pages and about 35 pages about his time in Egypt.The rest of the book concerns his service with the Leicesters. Best wishes, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hastings Posted 5 February , 2013 Share Posted 5 February , 2013 Thank you John, I have a friend very interested in the 4th so I'll pass this onto him, especially as there is little info on the 4th compared to some of the other Bns, and I'm sure I'll invest in it myself. Appreciate you letting the forum know All the best Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 5 February , 2013 Share Posted 5 February , 2013 Begging the forum's indulgence - I'd like to let interested parties know that there are now 12 copies left. (My box, when opened, contained 18 copies, not 16 as I had thought). Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hastings Posted 12 October , 2013 Share Posted 12 October , 2013 Hi Jim, Just had a quick flick through the book.He was commisioned into The Royal Sussex at the tail end of 1917,going to Egypt,then returning to the Western Front in July 1918 and joining the 4th Royal Sussex till the Armistice.About 150 pages deal with this period on the Western front,out of 495 pages and about 35 pages about his time in Egypt.The rest of the book concerns his service with the Leicesters. Best wishes, John. Managed finally to get a copy of this for myself, and even better at the great price of a fiver. Arrived today and sat for a thumb through (from back cover to front, for some reason I always do it that way) .... which became a started to read the few sentence ... then paragraph ... then, WITH STIFF DISCIPLINE reminded myself that I already had two books on the go and I must NOT put everything aside to read this ... Oh how my reading pile order gets jostled about so!! Can't wait to read this, but must Thank you for letting us know about it John Many thanks Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 12 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2013 Managed finally to get a copy of this for myself, and even better at the great price of a fiver. Arrived today and sat for a thumb through (from back cover to front, for some reason I always do it that way) .... which became a started to read the few sentence ... then paragraph ... then, WITH STIFF DISCIPLINE reminded myself that I already had two books on the go and I must NOT put everything aside to read this ... Oh how my reading pile order gets jostled about so!! Can't wait to read this, but must Thank you for letting us know about it John Many thanks Jim Your welcome Jim, yes I know what you mean , it is one of those books that draws you in and you want to read more and more , well resisted though and it will be worth the wait. All the best, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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