To fight alongside friends: the First World War diaries of Charlie May
by May, Charlie; Harrison, Gerry.
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BookPublisher: William Collins 2014ISBN: 9780007558537; 0007558538.Classification number: 940.4819 MAYSubject(s): May -- Diaries | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, New ZealandSubject: A born storyteller, Charlie May's vivid eye for detail and warm good humour brings his experience in the trenches (and the experience of millions of ordinary men like him) to life for a 21st-century readership. Captain Charlie May was killed, aged 27, in the early morning of 1st July 1916, leading the men of 'B Company', 22nd Manchester Service Battalion into action on the first day of the Somme. This tolerant and likeable man had been born in New Zealand and - against King's regulations - he kept a diary in seven small, wallet-s
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.4819 MAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002865858X |
A born storyteller, Charlie May's vivid eye for detail and warm good humour brings his experience in the trenches (and the experience of millions of ordinary men like him) to life for a 21st-century readership. Captain Charlie May was killed, aged 27, in the early morning of 1st July 1916, leading the men of 'B Company', 22nd Manchester Service Battalion into action on the first day of the Somme. This tolerant and likeable man had been born in New Zealand and - against King's regulations - he kept a diary in seven small, wallet-s
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