The Resource Once a Hussar : a memoir of battle, capture, and escape in World War II, Ray Ellis
Once a Hussar : a memoir of battle, capture, and escape in World War II, Ray Ellis
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- Summary
- "Once a Hussar is a vivid account of the wartime experiences of Ray Ellis, a gunner who in later life recorded this well-written, candid, and perceptive memoir of the conflict he knew as a young man seventy years ago. As an impressionable teenager, filled with national pride, he was eager to join the army and fight for his country. He enlisted in the South Notts Hussars at the beginning of World War II and started a journey that would take him through fierce fighting in the Western Desert, the deprivation suffered in an Italian prisoner-of-war camp, and a daring escape to join the partisan forces in the Apennines. His story is an honest and moving memoir that relays graphic eyewitness accounts of the horrors of warfare, but it also reveals the surprising triumphs of the human spirit in times of great hardship. Ellis's self-deprecating humor skillfully counters the harsh realities related in a personal recollection of a war that claimed so many young lives. Featuring twenty-six rare photographs from Ellis's life and experiences, Once a Hussar is a compelling and deftly told account of one soldier's life in World War II"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 228 pages
- Contents
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- In the beginning
- In sunny Palestine
- Mersa Matruh : a first taste of war
- In action near Sidi Barani
- Gennia
- Suez
- Tobruk : the first battle
- Life during the Siege of Tobruk
- The break-out from Tobruk
- In the Nile Delta
- The Battle of Knightsbridge
- First days as a prisoner of war
- A nightmare journey
- The winter at camp 53
- A bid for freedom
- Running free
- Massa Fermana
- A journey to the mountains
- One of the family
- Repatriation
- Isbn
- 9781628737295
- Label
- Once a Hussar : a memoir of battle, capture, and escape in World War II
- Title
- Once a Hussar
- Title remainder
- a memoir of battle, capture, and escape in World War II
- Statement of responsibility
- Ray Ellis
- Subject
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- Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
- Guerrillas -- Italy | Apennines -- Biography
- Great Britain, Army | South Notts Hussars
- Ellis, Ray, 1920-
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Italian
- Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Once a Hussar is a vivid account of the wartime experiences of Ray Ellis, a gunner who in later life recorded this well-written, candid, and perceptive memoir of the conflict he knew as a young man seventy years ago. As an impressionable teenager, filled with national pride, he was eager to join the army and fight for his country. He enlisted in the South Notts Hussars at the beginning of World War II and started a journey that would take him through fierce fighting in the Western Desert, the deprivation suffered in an Italian prisoner-of-war camp, and a daring escape to join the partisan forces in the Apennines. His story is an honest and moving memoir that relays graphic eyewitness accounts of the horrors of warfare, but it also reveals the surprising triumphs of the human spirit in times of great hardship. Ellis's self-deprecating humor skillfully counters the harsh realities related in a personal recollection of a war that claimed so many young lives. Featuring twenty-six rare photographs from Ellis's life and experiences, Once a Hussar is a compelling and deftly told account of one soldier's life in World War II"--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- AMP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1920-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ellis, Ray
- Dewey number
- 940.548142 E47Ze 2014
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ellis, Ray
- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Soldiers
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Prisoner-of-war escapes
- Guerrillas
- Label
- Once a Hussar : a memoir of battle, capture, and escape in World War II, Ray Ellis
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In the beginning -- In sunny Palestine -- Mersa Matruh : a first taste of war -- In action near Sidi Barani -- Gennia -- Suez -- Tobruk : the first battle -- Life during the Siege of Tobruk -- The break-out from Tobruk -- In the Nile Delta -- The Battle of Knightsbridge -- First days as a prisoner of war -- A nightmare journey -- The winter at camp 53 -- A bid for freedom -- Running free -- Massa Fermana -- A journey to the mountains -- One of the family -- Repatriation
- Control code
- 1563160
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 228 pages
- Isbn
- 9781628737295
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1563160
- (Sirsi) 1563160
- (OCoLC)889339599
- Label
- Once a Hussar : a memoir of battle, capture, and escape in World War II, Ray Ellis
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In the beginning -- In sunny Palestine -- Mersa Matruh : a first taste of war -- In action near Sidi Barani -- Gennia -- Suez -- Tobruk : the first battle -- Life during the Siege of Tobruk -- The break-out from Tobruk -- In the Nile Delta -- The Battle of Knightsbridge -- First days as a prisoner of war -- A nightmare journey -- The winter at camp 53 -- A bid for freedom -- Running free -- Massa Fermana -- A journey to the mountains -- One of the family -- Repatriation
- Control code
- 1563160
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 228 pages
- Isbn
- 9781628737295
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1563160
- (Sirsi) 1563160
- (OCoLC)889339599
Subject
- Ellis, Ray, 1920-
- Great Britain, Army | South Notts Hussars
- Guerrillas -- Italy | Apennines -- Biography
- Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
- Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Italian
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain
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