Stretcher Bearer!: Fighting for life in the trenches

Stretcher Bearer!: Fighting for life in the trenches

Among the thousands of men who shivered and suffered in the trenches during the First World War, some did not even have the protection of a weapon. Members of the Royal Army Medical Corps (the RAMC) were there not to take lives, but to save them. Many chose this difficult and dangerous work because of their principles â€“ including volunteer Charles Horton, who went through the horrors of Passchendaele, Ypres, and the Somme, fighting to get the injured away from the guns, to the safety of the field hospitals and beyond. After the war, Horton felt that the RAMC and their sacrifices were forgotten, and so in 1970 he wrote down his memories. In this glorious book, full of first hand detail, he takes us back to the trenches in France and the mountains of Italy. This is a wonderful authentic account into one manâ€™s struggle to survive â€“ and to keep others alive. With the approval of Hortonâ€™s family, author Dale le Vack has edited Hortonâ€™s journals for clarity, and added more text to provide background. The result is a superb memoir of one of the darkest periods in history.
Country USA
Brand Lion Books
Manufacturer Lion Books
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2013-03-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780745955667

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