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The Salamander and the Fire - Collected War Stories (Paperback, Main) Loot Price: R455
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The Salamander and the Fire - Collected War Stories (Paperback, Main): Dan Davin

The Salamander and the Fire - Collected War Stories (Paperback, Main)

Dan Davin

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First published in 1986, these collected war stories are told in the order of the Middle East campaigns that provide their settings. The characters are mainly men from the New Zealand Division seen in battle, and in the intervals between battle, sometimes scared, bored, drunk, and disillusioned, like soldiers everywhere. One story, 'The General and the Nightingale, ' gives a vivid picture of General Freyberg, the man Churchill called 'the Salamander of the British Empire'. The men of the 2NZ he described as 'a ball of fire'. The author of these stories was one of them

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Imprint: Faber and Faber
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 2010
First published: August 2010
Authors: Dan Davin
Dimensions: 216 x 135 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 228
Edition: Main
ISBN-13: 978-0-571-27279-2
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms
Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > General
LSN: 0-571-27279-7
Barcode: 9780571272792

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