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War stories : gripping tales of courage, cunning and compassion / Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan.

by Snow, Peter, 1938-

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John Murray (Publishers), 2017.

War -- History -- Biography.

Military history -- Biography.

9781473618275 (hc.)

344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Ordinary men and women swept up in the turbulence of war. The stories of thirty-four individuals who have pushed the boundaries of love, bravery, suffering and terror beyond the imaginable. They span three centuries and five continents. There is the courage of Edward Seagar who survived the Charge of the Light Brigade; the cunning of Krystyna Skarbek, quick-thinking spy and saboteur during the Second World War; the skullduggery of Benedict Arnold, who switched sides in the American War of Independence and the compassion of Magdalene de Lancey who tenderly nursed her dying husband at Waterloo. Told with vivid narrative flair and full of unexpected insights, War Stories moves effortlessly from tales of spies, escapes and innovation to uplifting acts of humanity, celebrating men and women whose wartime experiences are beyond compare."--Publisher description.

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