Happy odyssey : the memoirs of Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart V.C., K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O
Carton de Wiart, Adrian, Sir, 1880-2007
Books, Manuscripts
This is one of the most remarkable of military memoirs. Adrian Carton de Wiart was wounded eight times (including the loss of an eye and a hand), won the VC during the Battle of the Somme, was mentioned in despatches six times, and was the model for Brigadier Ben Ritchie Hook in the Sword of Honour trilogy of Evelyn Waugh.
Main title:
Happy odyssey : the memoirs of Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart V.C., K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O / with a foreword by Winston S. Churchill.
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2007.
Collation:
287 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 1950.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781844155392 (pbk)
Dewey class:
920 CAR
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1354994