Die Hard, Aby!: Abraham Bevistein - The Boy Soldier Shot to Encourage the Others - Hardcover

Lister, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844151379 ISBN 13: 9781844151370

Publisher: Pen and Sword Military, 2005

Synopsis

Recent books, many by Pen and Sword, such as Shot At Dawn have highlighted the shocking cases of young British soldiers in the Great War being executed by their own side. All too often their trials were cursory and the evidence flimsy. This scandal has appalled right-minded people of all political persuasions.

This book examines in depth the case of a young Jewish boy, Aby Beverstein who enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment. Aby was wounded, hospitalized and on (possibly premature) release did not return to his battalion immediately. The authorities arrested and tried him.

His execution was greeted with horror by his family and those who knew him and readers will feel equally outraged.

About this title

About the Author:

David’s first experience with tanks occurred at the age of 16 when he worked in a local museum. A few years later he started working with computer game developers as a historical consultant. Since then he has worked with several companies including Wargaming’s World of Tanks, Gaijin’s War Thunder, and Obsidian Entertainment's Armoured Warfare. Throughout this time he visited numerous archives across the country and contributed articles to company websites. In 2016 he self published many of these articles in a book called General War Stories. Which was then followed in 2018 by Forgotten Tanks and Guns of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, which was published by Pen & Sword. He has also been regularly published in History of War magazine, and Tracklink, the magazine of the Bovington Tank Museum. His website is: www.historylisty.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1844151379
• ISBN 13: 9781844151370
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 244