The Faithful Soldier: A Biography of Ernest Strover, from India to the World Wars
John Strover
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Hardback. How can one man be a Soldier, an Airman and also a Priest? This biography tells the story of Ernest James Strover 'Puck' as he was known to his contemporaries - who served as a soldier in British India and both World Wars, was a pioneer of air combat on the Western Front, escaped from a prisoner-of -war camp and finally was a pastor in Holy Orders. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 line, 16 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBLW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 538.
How can one man be a Soldier, an Airman and also a Priest? This biography tells the story of Ernest James Strover - 'Puck' as he was known to his contemporaries - who served as a soldier in British India and both World Wars, was a pioneer of air combat on the Western Front, escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp and finally was a pastor in Holy Orders in England and Rhodesia. It recounts unique events in a life of uncompromising venture, sustained by a strong faith which, in later years, he was able to share with his parishioners. Two ... Read more
How can one man be a Soldier, an Airman and also a Priest? This biography tells the story of Ernest James Strover - 'Puck' as he was known to his contemporaries - who served as a soldier in British India and both World Wars, was a pioneer of air combat on the Western Front, escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp and finally was a pastor in Holy Orders in England and Rhodesia. It recounts unique events in a life of uncompromising venture, sustained by a strong faith which, in later years, he was able to share with his parishioners. Two ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780763880
SKU
V9781780763880
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Ref
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About John Strover
John Strover, MA, spent his early childhood in India. He was educated in England, where he was a scholar at Cheltenham College and an Exhibitioner at Trinity College, Oxford. He captained the University at hockey, played for England, and for Great Britain in the Melbourne Olympics. He was commissioned into the Essex Regt. for National Service and into the RAFVR ... Read more
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