The Sum of Things

The Sum of Things
ISBN-10
1862271348
ISBN-13
9781862271340
Category
World War, 1939-1945
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Author
David Wilson

Description

This is an account of episodes in the life of an Army officer who joined a Highland regiment in 1936 and served until 1970 all over the world in very different places and conditions.

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