The last veteran
Subtitle: Harry Patch and the legacy of war
By: Peter Parker
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780007265503
Subjects: World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746; World War, 1914-1918; Social aspects; Veteran; Weltkrieg (1914-1918); Veterans
Description: Tells the story of one remarkable man among millions who fought in WWI and provides a very personal perspective of the war and its impact on British life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Armistice 1918; title: The unknown warrior 1919-1921; title: A nation remembers? 1921-1939; title: Old soldiers 1939-1945; title: Fifty years on 1945-2000; title: Head count 2000-2009.