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Once a Hussar : A Memoir of Battle, Capture, and Escape in World War II by Ray Ellis (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-101628737298
ISBN-139781628737295
eBay Product ID (ePID)171666146
Product Key Features
Book TitleOnce a Hussar : a Memoir of Battle, Capture, and Escape in World War II
Number of Pages248 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicMilitary / Veterans, Military / World War II, Africa / North, Military
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorRay Ellis
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight14.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-011535
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal940.54/1241092 B
SynopsisOnce a Hussar is a vivid account of the wartime experiences of Ray Ellis, a gunner who in later life recorded this well-written, candid, and perceptive memoir of the conflict he knew as a young man seventy years ago. As an impressionable teenager, filled with national pride, he was eager to join the army and fight for his country. He enlisted in the South Notts Hussars at the beginning of the Second World War and started a journey that would take him through fierce fighting in the Western Desert, the deprivation suffered in an Italian prisoner-of-war camp and a daring escape to join the partisan forces in the Appenines. His story is an honest and moving memoir that relays graphic eyewitness accounts of the horrors of warfare, but it also reveals the surprising triumphs of the human spirit in times of great hardship. Ellis's self-deprecating humor skillfully counters the harsh realities related in a personal recollection of a war that claimed so many young lives. Featuring twenty-six rare photographs from Ellis's life and experiences, Once a Hussar is a compelling and deftly told account of one soldier's life in the Second World War. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
LC Classification NumberD760.S57E45 2014
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- Apr 11, 2018
Awesome!
I am an avid reader of military history mostly ww2. Read about all levels of combat this is bar none the absolute best first hand account of front line trooper in the early desert war. Ray Ellis has an amazing story to tell and tell it well he does indeed😀 best book on this subject I have read in awhile. Highly highly reccomendVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
