PURCELL (Lt. V.W.W.S.)
The Further Side of No-Man's Land.
1st Ed., viii+246pp. Dent.
1929
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Served with 4th Green Howards, 50th Div., captured in Chemin-des-Dames offensive in 1918: a fictionalised account of experiences on active service & in captivity. "The scenes of Mr Purcell's book are the Aisne, at the moment of the great German offensive of 1918, & the German prison-camp to which that offensive brought him. Mr Purcell is on the side of the angels of patriotism & good temper, & his work is illuminated by very pleasant humour... The best story is that of the escape of two British officers from the lavatory of a Berlin railway station." - Falls. Uncommon & VG, with bookplate of Elizabeth von Arnim. See illustration on our website.
£45
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PURCELL (Lt. V.W.W.S.)
The Further Side of No-Man's Land.
1st Ed., viii+246pp. VG in dw. Dent.
1929
#66576
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Served with 4th Green Howards, 50th Div., captured in Chemin-des-Dames offensive in 1918: a fictionalised account of experiences on active service & in captivity. "The scenes of Mr Purcell's book are the Aisne, at the moment of the great German offensive of 1918, & the German prison-camp to which that offensive brought him. Mr Purcell is on the side of the angels of patriotism & good temper, & his work is illuminated by very pleasant humour... The best story is that of the escape of two British officers from the lavatory of a Berlin railway station." - Falls. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG in sl. chipped but rare & attractive dw. See illustrations on our website.
£220
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TOVEY (Col. W.J., MBE, TD) & PODMORE (Maj. A.J., MBE, TD)
Once A Howard Twice A Citizen: A History of the 4th/5th Battalion The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) (Yorkshire Volunteers) & its predecessors, 1860-1993.
1st Ed., laminated card wraps., [ii]+v+183pp., photos. & maps. Volunteers Press.
1995
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Yorkshire Territorials from raising as Rifle Volunteers in 1859 onwards: 4th & 5th Bns. on Western Front; WW2 with BEF 1940, Western Desert, Sicily, Normandy 1944 &c., including personal accounts of D Day. VG. See illustration on our website.
£15
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