Turned away from the Royal Canadian Air Force for his apparent youth and frailty; Farley Mowat joined the infantry in 1940. The young second lieutenant soon earned the trust of the soldiers under his command; and was known to bend army rules to secure a stout drink; or find warm — if nonregulation — clothing. But when Mowat and his regiment engaged with elite German forces in the mountains of Sicily; the optimism of their early days as soldiers was replaced by despair. With a naturalist's eyes and ears; Mowat takes in the full dark depths of war; his moving account of military service; and the friends he left behind; is also a plea for peace.
#1291829 in Books 2016-07-15Original language:English 9.00 x .86 x 6.00l; 1.12 #File Name: 1632990903344 pages
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