Great-uncle Harry : a tale of war and empire / Michael Palin.
By: Palin, Michael.
Publisher: London : Hutchinson Heinemann, 2023Description: 320 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781529152616 (hbk.) :; 1529152615 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Palin, Michael -- Family | World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and Defence | History | European history | First World War | Family history, tracing ancestors | Travel writingDDC classification: 940.341 Summary: From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Eccleston Library Adult Non-Fiction | 940.341 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38055400024736 | |||
| Adult book | Moss Bank Library Adult Non-Fiction | 940.341 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38055400024737 | |||
| Adult book | Newton-le-Willows Library Adult Non-Fiction | 940.341 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38055012939773 |
From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him.