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Happy Odyssey by Adrian Carton de Wiart (Paperback, 2007)
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He, himself, was intended for the law, but abandoned his studies at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1899 to serve as a trooper in the South African War. (Churchill was a great admirer.).
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Adrian Carton de Wiart's autobiography is one of the most remarkable of military memoirs. He was the son of a Belgian barrister, Leon Constant Ghislain Carton de Wiart (1854-1915). He, himself, was intended for the law, but abandoned his studies at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1899 to serve as a trooper in the South African War. He abandoned the law for all time on 14 September 1901 when he received a direct commission in the 4th Dragoon Guards. Carton de Wiart's extraordinary military career embraced service with the Somaliland Camel Corps (1914-15), liaison officer with Polish forces (1939), membership of the British Military Mission to Yugoslavia (1941), a period as a prisoner of war (1941-43), and three years as Churchill's representative to Chiang Kai-shek (1943-46). (Churchill was a great admirer.) During the Great War, besides commanding the 8th Glosters, Carton de Wiart was GOC 12 Brigade (1917) and GOC 105 Brigade (April 1918). Both these command were terminated by wounds. He was wounded eight times during the war (including the loss of an eye and a hand), won the VC during the Battle of the Somme, was mentioned in despatches six times, and was the model for Brigadier Ben Ritchie Hook in the Sword of Honour trilogy of Evelyn Waugh. SELLING POINTS: Adrian Carton de Wiart's autobiography is one of the most remarkable of military memoirs. He was wounded eight times during the war (including the loss of one eye and a hand), won the VC during the Battle of the Somme, was mentioned in dispatches six times.Product Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-139781844155392
eBay Product ID (ePID)87938593
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameHappy Odyssey
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
AuthorAdrian Carton De Wiart
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Width156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAdrian Carton De Wiart
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- 24 Nov, 2017
Humble Man
The book is very interesting from a military aspect but Sir Adrian is such a modest man he did not mention his awards , made light of his many injuries , it is an easy read and I learnt a lot from it and would recommend it as an insight to how this man made light of his disabilities and made a great contribution to the war effort when lesser men would have sat back and watched the wars take their natural course an example to us all Glad I read it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 03 Nov, 2021
Fascinating Life
Fascinating life of a great soldier WWI / WW2 -recommended read. DBVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 03 May, 2025
Binding and trimming slightly misaligned...
Binding and trimming slightly misaligned but fine for a paperbackVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 May, 2024
No problems, would buy from again anytime. A++++++++
No problems, would buy from again anytime. A++++++++Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 28 Dec, 2016
War straight from the horses mouth
I bought these books for my son and he hasn't shut up about them. Glad he loves the book but I should have ordered ear plugs.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 22 Apr, 2024
Perfect, thanks
Perfect, thanksVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 03 Jun, 2024
Very good
Very goodVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
