2009. UK ed. Paperback. The extraordinary letters and diaries of Captain Alexander Stewart, who served during the First World War - a vivid and moving picture of trench warfare. Num Pages: 336 pages, B & W throughout. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: A Very Unimportant Officer
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0340977124
ISBN 13: 9780340977125
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Rediscovered after 80 years gathering dust on a family bookshelf and first brought to public attention on BBC Radio 4''s Today Programme, A VERY UNIMPORTANT OFFICER is a detailed and intimate account of the experience of Captain Stewart, an ordinary officer in the front line in France and Flanders throughout 1916 and 1917.

Recruited to The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 1915 at the age of 33, Captain Stewart went ''over the top'' many times, outliving ''so many better men'', as he says with typical humility.

Through his vivid testimony we learn of the mud (''more like thick slime''), the flies and the difficulties of suffering dysentry while on horseback. In one memorable passage he describes engaging the enemy while smoking a pipe - an episode for which he was awarded the Military Cross.

Yet through the chaos and horror of the trenches, Captain Stewart reflects with compassion on the fears and immense courage of the men under his command.

Newly edited by his grandson, Cameron Stewart, A VERY UNIMPORTANT OFFICER gives us a fascinating insight into the horrors and absurdities of trench life.

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Cameron Stewart is Captain Alexander Stewart's grandson. An actor who has worked extensively in UK television and theatre, he can frequently be heard on BBC Radio 4 and the World Service.

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