The Scorer Posted 4 February , 2017 Share Posted 4 February , 2017 The South Wales Branch of the WFA had a talk last night by Professor Peter Simkins. His topic was "Guards & Canadians At The Canal Du Nord 1918", and it was, as you'd expect, very good. Towards the end of the talk, he mentioned this book, saying that "Someone called Peter Simkins has written the Forward, so it must be good!", which got a chuckle or three. Anyway, it looks quite interesting, and I see that there are a few copies available on Amazon. Does anyone know anything about it, and is it recommended, please? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 4 February , 2017 Share Posted 4 February , 2017 I read it a while ago now but would definitely recommend it , the book was originally published in 1952 and was very rare with copies selling for hundreds, but since the reprint copies of the original are a bit more reasonable and of course the reprint is widely available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgranger Posted 4 February , 2017 Share Posted 4 February , 2017 I got the Kindle version at 99p a few weeks ago. Alas, that offer is now unavailable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 5 February , 2017 Author Share Posted 5 February , 2017 Thank you; it's on the list!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamRev Posted 5 February , 2017 Share Posted 5 February , 2017 (edited) A while ago I started a thread on First World War memoirs, and posted about The Distant Drum HERE. [Prof. Peter Simkins is a wonderful chap, and he is one of the reasons why I decided to do a (part-time over two years) Masters degree in 'Britain and the First World War' at Wolverhampton University, where he still lectures post-graduates. Details are HERE for anyone interested in doing the course - it is hugely rewarding, but VERY hard work. Student loans are now available for older people doing MAs, so you have fewer excuses not to go ahead....]. William Edited 5 February , 2017 by WilliamRev edited for clarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 6 February , 2017 Author Share Posted 6 February , 2017 10 hours ago, WilliamRev said: A while ago I started a thread on First World War memoirs, and posted about The Distant Drum HERE. William Thanks for this... and I agree about Peter Simkins . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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