An Average War - Eighth Army to Red Army (Paperback)

Describing any war as average is a strange expression, and there is certainly nothing average about this fascinating memoir from author and cartoonist Mike Peyton. Like thousasnds of others he gave an incorrect age to get into the army, worried that the war would be over before he could join in. Once in, he fought in the Western Desert until taken prisoner and transported first to Italy and then to Germany. In Germany he saw the Allied bombing of Dresden. He was initially sympathetic towards those in the city, but this was accompanied by the thought that it serves the bastards right. He escaped and walked East, eventually joining up with the Russian Red Army and fighting with them for the rest of his war.During his average war, Mike Peyton drew his first cartoon, and others, for a wall newspaper in a German prisoner of war camp. After the war, he enrolled at Manchester Art School, helped by one of his officers in the Western Desert being on the board of examiners. He became a cartoonist, sailing instructor and charter boat skipper - which gave him much material for his world famous sailing cartoons.

General

Imprint:	Fernhurst Books Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2014
Authors:	Mike Peyton
Dimensions:	211 x 148 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-1-909911-12-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Fiction > True stories > War / combat / elite forces > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-909911-12-7
Barcode:	9781909911123

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