Boys at war - Softcover

Margerison, Russell

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9780863600326: Boys at war
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0863600328 ISBN 13: 9780863600326
Publisher: R. Anderson Publications, 1986

Synopsis

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About the Author

Russell Margerison was born to a very poor Lancashire family and is the only survivor of six children, four of them dying before he was born. As a secondary modern schoolboy, he was always happy at school but was more interested in sport than academic subjects. He joined the air force at the age of eighteen, in 1943, and trained as an air gunner. He took part in raids over Germany before being shot down over Belgium, sheltered by the resistance and eventually taken prisoner. In his civilian life, he served an apprenticeship as a compositor with the then Northern Daily Telegraph, Blackburn, and spent most of his working life in printing; for the last fifteen years he was employed by the Manchester Evening News and the Guardian. Around two years after the end of the war he married Betty Coldwell from Huddersfield, who had been the girlfriend of Frank Moody who unfortunately perished when Russell's aircraft was shot down. They have four sons and at the time of going to press have been married fifty-nine years.

Review

'Boys at War is a minor classic of the Other Ranks' war' Daily Mail 'This vivid story tells of just a few individuals... But in its meticulous accuracy and totally honest recall ... it paints a picture far more real than any history book or idealised film could do' Manchester Evening News 'He describes himself as an ordinary working-class lad from Lancashire, but there was nothing ordinary about the courage he and his comrades displayed night after night over occupied Europe ... This is a fascinating wartime memoir that deserves a wide readership.' Mail on Sunday 'Amid the plain prose he produces arresting images ... His candour increases one's admiration for him.' Guardian. --Manchester Evening News, The Guardian

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Publisher
R. Anderson Publications
Publication date
1986
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0863600328
ISBN 13 
9780863600326
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
211
Rating
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