This is the story of a young man who went to war a devoted servant of King and country and returned utterly convinced that war was wrong and who acted upon his convictions, making a pact with God that he would not kill. This memoir, written 50 years after the end of the war, draws on his diary entries and letters home.
Language
English
Pages
354
Format
Hardcover
Release
April 15, 2010
ISBN 13
9780230746732
The Reluctant Tommy: An Extraordinary Memoir of the First World War
This is the story of a young man who went to war a devoted servant of King and country and returned utterly convinced that war was wrong and who acted upon his convictions, making a pact with God that he would not kill. This memoir, written 50 years after the end of the war, draws on his diary entries and letters home.