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Vessel of Sadness
William Woodruff
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Description for Vessel of Sadness
Paperback. A terrifying true-life novel about the 1944 Anzio landings in the tradition of BAND OF BROTHERS. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Italy, 1944 - this is the setting of one of the most convincing and quietly magnificent stories about man and war that has ever been written. Here, (distilled from the experiences and observations of one who fought with them in the British infantry unit) is the mood of those who fought and died at Anzio. Their task - to seize the Alban Hills and then Rome forty miles away. Instead, for more than four months, they sank into the mud of the Anzio plain and fought for their lives. Nothing has appeared since Erich Maria Remarque's ALL QUIET ON ... Read more
Italy, 1944 - this is the setting of one of the most convincing and quietly magnificent stories about man and war that has ever been written. Here, (distilled from the experiences and observations of one who fought with them in the British infantry unit) is the mood of those who fought and died at Anzio. Their task - to seize the Alban Hills and then Rome forty miles away. Instead, for more than four months, they sank into the mud of the Anzio plain and fought for their lives. Nothing has appeared since Erich Maria Remarque's ALL QUIET ON ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349118116
SKU
V9780349118116
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Ref
99-10
About William Woodruff
From his birth in 1916 until he ran away to London, William Woodruff lived in the heart of Blackburn's weaving community. He eventually went to Oxford University and lived in Florida for over forty years. He died in 2008.
Reviews for Vessel of Sadness
Beautifully written
Hew Strachan
Five Books
It has the same gritty authenticity as THE ROAD TO NAB END
The DAILY MAIL
Hew Strachan
Five Books
It has the same gritty authenticity as THE ROAD TO NAB END
The DAILY MAIL