Название: The Boys of Shakespeare's School in the Second World War
Автор: Richard Pearson
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 1781591520
Год: 2013
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 221
Размер: 11,7 МБ
Язык: Английский
Like the Great War generation before them, the Old Boys of King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon, (known as Shakespeare's School) answered the Nation's call to arms in 1939 with steely determination and, it has to be presumed, an absolute belief in the cause for which they were fighting.
Over the next six years no less than fifty-two of these young men fought and died for their Country. This evocative and carefully researched book tells each one's story. The author paints a picture of the character of the individual concerned, along with his family background, his contribution to the School and, most importantly, his war service and the circumstances of his death. Some perished in lonely cockpits during the Battle of Britain and the Bombing campaign.