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OverviewA proud Newfoundland soldier's memoir gives unprecedented details of life as a German POW during the First World War. I'm going to tell my story. With those words, eighty-three-year-old Arthur Manuel set his remarkable First World War memoir in motion. Like many Great War veterans, Manuel had never discussed his wartime life with anyone. Hidden in the Manuel family records until its 2011 discovery by his grandson David Manuel, Arthur's story is now brought to new life. Determined to escape his impoverished rural Newfoundland existence, he enlisted with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in late 1914. His harrowing accounts of life under fire span the Allies' ill-fated 1915 Gallipoli campaign, the Regiment's 1916 near-destruction at Beaumont-Hamel, and his 1917 Passchendaele battlefield capture. Manuel's account of his seventeen-month POW experience, including his nearly successful escape from a German forced labour camp, provides unique, compelling Great War insights. Powerful memories undimmed by age shine through Manuel's lucid prose. His visceral hatred of war, and of the leaders on both sides who permitted such senseless carnage to continue, is ferocious yet tempered by Manuel's powerful affection for common soldiers like himself, German and Allied alike. This poignant, angry, witty, and provocative account rings true like no other. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bryan Davies , Andrew TraficantePublisher: Dundurn Group Ltd Imprint: Dundurn Group Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.284kg ISBN: 9781459736719ISBN 10: 1459736710 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 30 March 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Botwood, 1908 Chapter 2: St. John's, August 1914 Chapter 3: Gallipoli, Spring 1915 Chapter 4: Beaumont Hamel, July 1916 Chapter 5: England, Autumn 1917 Chapter 6: Passchendaele, August 1917 Chapter 7: Prisoner of War, October 1917 Chapter 8: Bavaria, January 1918 Chapter 9: Armistice, November 1918 Conclusion Notes IndexReviewsAlong with heaviness, there is wit and wisdom in its pages. - SooToday Author InformationBryan Davies is a writer, commentator, and creative works consultant. Author of several hundred articles spanning history, law, sport, and politics, in 2013 he and Andrew Traficante co-founded Tagona Creative, a successful Canadian creative-works incubator. Bryan is also a founding partner with United Front Entertainment, a Canadian film distribution and content development enterprise. Bryan lives in Whitby, Ontario. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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