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At last we have John Jackson's intensely personal and heartfelt little book to remind us there was a view of the Great War other than Wilfred Owen's' THE DAILY MAIL. Unique' PROFESSOR HEW STRACHAN author of The First World War: A New Illustrated History. John Jackson joined-up a few days after the First World War was declared. He joined the Cameron Highlanders and fought in the trenches at the Battle of Loos, the Somme, Passchendale and lived to tell the tale. He wrote up his memoir in 1926 basing it on the diary he kept throughout the war and.

John Jackson joined up a few days after the First World War was declared.

Authors : Jackson, John. Product Category : Books. He wrote up his memoir in 1926 basing it on the diary he kept throughout the war and his vivid recollections of the conflict. It has remained unpublished until now. Country of Publication.

A newly discovered and unique memoir from a soldier who fought in the First World War which challenges our perception of how British troops viewed the First World War.

Report an error in the book. A newly discovered and unique memoir from a soldier who fought in the First World War which challenges our perception of how British troops viewed the First World War. Politicians & Historical Figures Biographies Memoirs.

22 John Jackson Private 12768: Memoir of a Tommy (London 2004) . 3 Military History of Ireland .

22 John Jackson Private 12768: Memoir of a Tommy (London 2004) p. 0, 78. 23 Beattie Ordinary Soldier p. 1–2. 4 The Memoirs of Sir Lowry Cole (London 1934) . 5 Nigel Nicolson Alex (London 1973) . 2. 6 David Fraser Alanbrooke (London 1982) . 9. 58 Quoted in Thomas Bartlett and Keith Jeffrey A Military History of Ireland (Cambridge 1996) . He joined the Cameron Highlanders and fought in the trenches at the Battle of Loos, the Somme, and Passchendaele, and lived to tell the tale. He wrote up his memoir in 1926, basing it on the diary he kept throughout the war and his vivid recollections of the conflict. Specifications.

Private 12768: Memoir of a Tommy. undoubtedly this scene is occurring today with veterans returning from the Middle East. By reading Cherries, you will get the knowledge and feel of what it was like in Vietnam, stories that many memoirs of this war collectively failed to mention! Cherries is a highly recommended read!" -Bernie Weisz, Vietnam War historian.