ISBN: 9781848841970

'Famous' tells the Great War stories of twenty of Britain's most respected, best known and even notorious celebrities. They include politicians, actors, writers, an explorer, a sculptor a… mais…

'Famous' tells the Great War stories of twenty of Britain's most respected, best known and even notorious celebrities. They include politicians, actors, writers, an explorer, a sculptor and even a murderer. The generation that grew up in the late 19th Century enlisted enthusiastically in the defense of the country. Many would become household names such as Basil Rathbone, the definitive Sherlock Holmes, AA Milne, creator of Winnie the Pooh, and John Laurie and Arnold Ridley who found fame and public affection as the dour Scotsman Fraser, and the gentle and genial Godfrey, in Dad's Army. From politicians such as Harold Macmillan and Winston Churchill to writers includsing JB Priestley, and JRR Tolkein, from sculptors like Henry Moore, to composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, their fame and influence continue even into the 21st Century. The authors Richard van Emden and Vic Piuk have discovered the exact locations where these celebrities saw action. They tell the story of how JRR Tolkein led his men over the top on the Somme, where CS Lewis was wounded and invalided home, and how Basil Rathbone won the Military Cross for a trench raid (while dressed as a tree). Each story will be examined in detail with pictures taken of the very spot where the actions took place. There are maps of the area that will guide enterprising readers to walk in the footsteps of their heroes. Media > Book<

2008, ISBN: 1848841973

[EAN: 9781848841970], [PU: Pen and Sword], BASIL RATHBONE,A. A. MILNE,JOHN LAURIE,ARNOLD RIDLEY,HAROLD MACMILLAN, WINSTON CHURCHILL,HENRY MOORE,RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS,J. R. TOLKEIN, J. B.… mais…

[EAN: 9781848841970], [PU: Pen and Sword], BASIL RATHBONE,A. A. MILNE,JOHN LAURIE,ARNOLD RIDLEY,HAROLD MACMILLAN, WINSTON CHURCHILL,HENRY MOORE,RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS,J. R. TOLKEIN, J. B. PRIESTLEY,WORLD WAR ONE NOISBN, Paperback. 350pp. Small selection of black and white plates. A study of the army service of 21 household names such as Basil Rathbone, the definitive Sherlock Holmes, A. A. Milne, creator of Winnie the Pooh, and John Laurie and Arnold Ridley who found fame in Dad's Army, politicians such as Harold Macmillan and Winston Churchill, writers including J. B. Priestley, and J. R. R. Tolkein, as well as sculptor Henry Moore, and composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams. Very light reading wear. Slight crease to spine. Very clean. Very good copy, Books<

2008, ISBN: 9781848841970

Pen and Sword. Paperback. 350pp. Small selection of black and white plates. A study of the army service of 21 household names such as Basil Rathbone, the definitive Sherlock Holmes, A. … mais…

Pen and Sword. Paperback. 350pp. Small selection of black and white plates. A study of the army service of 21 household names such as Basil Rathbone, the definitive Sherlock Holmes, A. A. Milne, creator of Winnie the Pooh, and John Laurie and Arnold Ridley who found fame in Dad's Army, politicians such as Harold Macmillan and Winston Churchill, writers including J. B. Priestley, and J. R. R. Tolkein, as well as sculptor Henry Moore, and composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams. Very light reading wear. Slight crease to spine. Very clean. Very good copy . Paperback. 2008., Pen and Sword, 2008, 0<