Far from home : a memoir of a twentieth-century soldier / Jeffery Williams.
- Title
- Far from home : a memoir of a twentieth-century soldier / Jeffery Williams.
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- Description
- viii, 374 p. : ill., ports.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Far from Home is a soldier's tale with a difference. A social as much as a military story, it centres on the development of the author's profession in the twentieth century. Vividly telling of his childhood and of growing up in Calgary during the Depression, Williams describes his transition from an enthusiastic amateur to a professional officer at home on the international stage. Taught at the outset of his career by veterans of the Boer and Great Wars, Williams progressed through the Second World War and Korea to the deadly impasse later in the century when he trained for nuclear war. Through his memoir runs the thread of his family's life and the effect on them of his service to his country." "During his life, the growing independence of Canadian defence and foreign policy markedly affected its soldiers' breadth of experience. With great humour and rare insight, Williams recounts his contacts with diplomats, politicians, royalty and leaders of commerce and industry - some of the most fascinating people of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series statement
- Legacies shared, 1498-2358
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- Columbia University Libraries