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Harry's last stand : how the world my generation built is falling down, and what we can do to save it / Harry Leslie Smith.

by Smith, Harry Leslie, 1923-

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Icon Books, 2014.

Civilization, Modern.

9781848317260 (hbk)

1848317263 (hbk)

xix, 202 p. ; 21 cm.

"In November 2013, 91-year-old Yorkshireman, RAF veteran and ex-carpet salesman Harry Leslie Smith’s Guardian article--'This year, I will wear a poppy for the last time'--was shared over 80,000 times on Facebook and started a huge debate about the state of society. Now he brings his unique perspective to bear on NHS cutbacks, benefits policy, political corruption, food poverty, the cost of education--and much more. From the deprivation of 1930s Barnsley and the terror of war to the creation of our welfare state, Harry has experienced how a great civilisation can rise from the rubble. But at the end of his life, he fears how easily it is being eroded. Harry’s Last Stand is a lyrical, searing modern invective that shows what the past can teach us, and how the future is ours for the taking."--From publisher.

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