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Flash of Steel: The life and times of SSM John Thompson Wright DCM
14th King's Hussars 1898-1919 [Paperback] By Sylvia Collins "To the many who knew him Squadron Sergeant Major John Thompson Wright was a war hero with a distinguished military career spanning twenty-one years. To me he was just my Grandad. This is an account of his life both in and out of military service as told to me in his own words." 5* Amazon book review "The cover is deceptive as, apart from detailing the life and times of the author’s grandfather war hero, it is also a profile of his wife and the early years of the author’s own. Each is delicately woven into each other’s to begin with and then separated out after 23 pages of pictures which enliven the rich tapestry of their lives from the northwest of England, to South Africa, India and Mesopotamia (modern day Iran). Indeed, her grandfather’s courageous deeds, respect amongst his peers as well as those under his command and his public services after WWI – she concludes as “.... a life well spent”. The book is a magnificently presented work that anyone of interest in the story behind the medals will relish as firsthand accounts; from relative still living, are treasures for both their descendants and historians alike. However, I want to know more about the author’s life as, if it is detailed as vividly as her age up to age ten, then that would be a book well written too!" Format: Paperback, 108 pages, height x width: 210x150 mm, 37 Colour & black and white Pub. Date: 16-Apr-2018 Publisher: Quadruped Publishing ISBN-10: 1527219437 ISBN-13: 9781527219434 Price: £12.99 + £2.00 p&p |