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FROM THE BLITZ TO THE BURMESE JUNGLE AND BEYOND IBD

MCKENZIE PUBLISHING
01 / 2018
9780473374310
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Sinopsis

One man&rsquo,s memoir of World War II, which tookáhim from the Blitz to the jungles of Burma,áto the devastation of Hiroshima.&lsquo,I consider myself lucky to have survived the global carnageástill myself &ndash, a reluctant soldier who had to go to war, whoáonly ever wanted peace for everyone.&rsquo, &mdash,Brian HennessyBrian immigrated to New Zealand after the war and livedáthere until his death aged ninety-two, but he never forgotáhis extraordinary war adventures.Born in Germany to English parents, he came from aáfamily that served in the army. He was seventeen yearsáold and living in London when war broke out, andáhe experienced the Blitz first-hand. Brian joinedáthe British Army and became the youngestáarmament artificer. What followed was aátrue adventure story, as Brian journeyedávia South Africa to India and theáremote jungles of Burma. Danger wasáalways present, and his narrative isásometimes humorous, at other timesápoignant. At the end of the war, heáwent to Japan and sawáfirst-handáthe devastation at Hiroshima.This is his story, a sweepingájourney through the landscape ofáwar and far more fascinating andáexciting than any fiction.

PVP
12,02