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Saving Lives - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Campaign for Body Armour, 1914-18 (Paperback)
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Saving Lives - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Campaign for Body Armour, 1914-18 (Paperback)
Series: Talking Points
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Loot Price R362
Discovery Miles 3 620
You Save R64 (15%)
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Inspired by a collection of letters received by Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle during the First World War, Philip Abbott sets out to explore
the inspirational campaign to provide body armour to British
soldiers serving in the trenches. Setting the letters in the
context of the terrible losses suffered during the Battle of the
Somme, Abbott reveals the actions of the War Office and Ministry of
Munitions in providing better protection for the troops. He
examines Conan Doyle's personal motives for involvement, and
investigates the part played by another Edinburgh graduate, Caleb
Saleeby, in promoting the development of helmets, body armour and
shields. Saving Lives is an absorbing account of how the creator of
Sherlock Holmes used his fame to campaign against the horrific
casualties on the Western Front.
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