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Barefoot Soldier
Johnson Beharry
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Description for Barefoot Soldier
Paperback. * The remarkable life story of Johnson Beharry, from Grenadian poverty to being awarded the Victoria Cross and becoming a national hero *An utterly compelling story that will inspire this and future generations Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304.
Born in 1979 in Grenada as one of eight children, living in a two-bedroom hut, surviving on meagre meals of beans and rice and walking barefoot, three miles to school. At 13 Johnson Beharry quit school and worked as a decorator and labourer. In 1999 he scraped together the airfare for England and joined the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. He served six months in Kosovo, three months in Northern Ireland and then went to Iraq. On 1 May 2004, Beharry helped assist a foot patrol caught in a series of ambushes. His vehicle was hit by multiple rocket propelled ... Read more
Born in 1979 in Grenada as one of eight children, living in a two-bedroom hut, surviving on meagre meals of beans and rice and walking barefoot, three miles to school. At 13 Johnson Beharry quit school and worked as a decorator and labourer. In 1999 he scraped together the airfare for England and joined the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. He served six months in Kosovo, three months in Northern Ireland and then went to Iraq. On 1 May 2004, Beharry helped assist a foot patrol caught in a series of ambushes. His vehicle was hit by multiple rocket propelled ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751538793
SKU
V9780751538793
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
About Johnson Beharry
Johnson Beharry, VC was born in Grenada in 1979. In 1999 he joined the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. He has served in Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Iraq.
Reviews for Barefoot Soldier
Beharry has a rich inner life and is possessed of an unselfconsciously poetic turn of phrase. Relating a recurrent nightmare in which he's trapped inside a burning Warrior, he writes, "The dream sticks to me like the smell of smoke"
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
A heartbreaking, uplifting and inspirational read
SUNDAY EXPRESS
Johnson Beharry earned his VC for ... Read more
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
A heartbreaking, uplifting and inspirational read
SUNDAY EXPRESS
Johnson Beharry earned his VC for ... Read more