Train to Nowhere: One Woman's World War II, Ambulance Driver, Reporter, Liberator
Autor Anita Leslieen Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 mar 2018
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781448216680
ISBN-10: 1448216680
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 16 pages of black & white photographs
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Caravel
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1448216680
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 16 pages of black & white photographs
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Caravel
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Caracteristici
Memoir by Anita Leslie, cousin of Winston Churchill, who served on four fronts in world war two: the Western Desert, Italy, France and Germany.
Notă biografică
Anita Leslie (1914-1985), daughter of Shane Leslie (Sir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet) and first cousin once removed of Sir Winston Churchill, was a writer of memoir and biography. She joined the Mechanised Transport Corps as a fully trained mechanic and ambulance driver during WWII, serving in Libya, Syria, Palestine, Italy, France and Germany. She wrote letters home from Hitler's office in the Reich Chancellery and took part in the Victory parade in Berlin. In the latter part of the war she drove an ambulance for the Free French Forces, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1945 by General Charles de Gaulle.Leslie later married Commander Bill King and had two children. She published seventeen books, the last in 1985 - the year she died.
Cuprins
Introduction by Penny PerrickPart I: Middle East1. Mechanized Transport Corps2. Step Off3. Cape to Cairo4. Souls in Khaki5. Desert's Edge6. Eastern Times7. Beirut Base8. Syrian Kaleidoscope9. Transjordania10. Ladies of Lebanon11. Good Works and Bad12. Goodbye Middle EastPart II: Italy13. Spring in Italy14. 'Air Evac'15. 'Simple Soldat'Part III: France and Germany16. My Kingdom for an Ambulance!17. Debut in the Vosges18. Le Repos19. Alsace at Last20. Beside the Rhine21. Christmas 194422. Winter Wait23. Hospital24. Battle of Colmar - Snow25. Battle of Colmar - Thaw26. Aftermath27. Home28. Bullets in Our Bonnets29. We Finish Pétain's Wine30. The Murder of Lucette and Odette31. 'Der Krieg ist Beendet?'32. Occupation33. Extermination Camp34. And so to Potsdam35. White Wine on the Moselle36. All ChangeA Note on the AuthorIndex
Recenzii
Train to Nowhere is the most gripping piece of war reportage I have ever read: particularly affecting is Anita Leslie's account of the Battle of Colmar, where her descriptions are almost too unbearable to take in. What a writer! Her observations, mixed with dry humour and compassion, place her at the heart of the conflict and somehow apart from it, as a good historian should be. Remarkable.
A vivid memoir, beautifully crafted, by a remarkable woman at a unique period in modern history. Her skills of observation are penetrating and make this book a marvellously accessible account of WWII. Unputdownable
Anita Leslie was a lionhearted heroine of the first order, whose extraordinary bravery and sangfroid knew no bounds...An astonishing life and a fascinating book
In this remarkable memoir, originally published in the UK in 1948 and appearing in the US for the first time, Leslie writes with wit and candor of fulfilling her patriotic duty as a female ambulance driver
A triumph of a memoir. Anita Leslie bears testament to the many courageous women who lived and fought in World War II
For every distressing episode there is the leavening effect of Anita Leslie's indomitable spirit, her canny observations and wry sense of humour in the face of unimaginable adversity, all of which turned the book into something quite unexpected and extraordinary
A vivid reminder that a woman can experience and write about a war, and seventy years on, her words stand the test of time: precise and compelling
It's glorious! Had me utterly gripped, I couldn't put it down. I wish I'd been able to meet her and ask her a thousand questions about the war
The emotional truths of front-line war revealed - a charming writer, bold, female and brave
Train to Nowhere speaks of another mood, a different time and a grittier generation...This, surely, is the second world war we want to rediscover in print
If Evelyn Waugh's Mrs Algernon Stitch had been possessed of a heart, a sense of humour, and a glorious prose style, it could be said that she was a dead ringer for Anita Leslie. Train to Nowhere is a glorious book, brought back to vivid life.
Gripping.concise, brisk, funny, vivid and honest
Anita Leslie's dispassionate account of her own extraordinary role in World War II is a rediscovered gem, and her harrowing description of the fighting in Alsace particularly stands out as one of the finest pieces of war reporting to come out of that or any other conflict.
A sharply observed account of one woman's unique war. Surreal, funny, dark, and profoundly moving. Gold dust
Train to Nowhere is a delightful read and very enlightening, Anita's obvious bravery and dedication is evident. I finished it with a feeling of admiration for Anita.
Nobody else has written about the war like this, a mixture of savagery and fun; perhaps Evelyn Waugh comes closest
It remains one of the most remarkable insights into life on the frontline, offering a sometimes harrowing, sometimes heartwarming, but always candid account of five years fighting the Nazis
Calm, youthful candour ... forthright acceptance of the whole duty of war service
A terse, keen reticence and the summing up of deadly situations in a line or two
A vivid memoir, beautifully crafted, by a remarkable woman at a unique period in modern history. Her skills of observation are penetrating and make this book a marvellously accessible account of WWII. Unputdownable
Anita Leslie was a lionhearted heroine of the first order, whose extraordinary bravery and sangfroid knew no bounds...An astonishing life and a fascinating book
In this remarkable memoir, originally published in the UK in 1948 and appearing in the US for the first time, Leslie writes with wit and candor of fulfilling her patriotic duty as a female ambulance driver
A triumph of a memoir. Anita Leslie bears testament to the many courageous women who lived and fought in World War II
For every distressing episode there is the leavening effect of Anita Leslie's indomitable spirit, her canny observations and wry sense of humour in the face of unimaginable adversity, all of which turned the book into something quite unexpected and extraordinary
A vivid reminder that a woman can experience and write about a war, and seventy years on, her words stand the test of time: precise and compelling
It's glorious! Had me utterly gripped, I couldn't put it down. I wish I'd been able to meet her and ask her a thousand questions about the war
The emotional truths of front-line war revealed - a charming writer, bold, female and brave
Train to Nowhere speaks of another mood, a different time and a grittier generation...This, surely, is the second world war we want to rediscover in print
If Evelyn Waugh's Mrs Algernon Stitch had been possessed of a heart, a sense of humour, and a glorious prose style, it could be said that she was a dead ringer for Anita Leslie. Train to Nowhere is a glorious book, brought back to vivid life.
Gripping.concise, brisk, funny, vivid and honest
Anita Leslie's dispassionate account of her own extraordinary role in World War II is a rediscovered gem, and her harrowing description of the fighting in Alsace particularly stands out as one of the finest pieces of war reporting to come out of that or any other conflict.
A sharply observed account of one woman's unique war. Surreal, funny, dark, and profoundly moving. Gold dust
Train to Nowhere is a delightful read and very enlightening, Anita's obvious bravery and dedication is evident. I finished it with a feeling of admiration for Anita.
Nobody else has written about the war like this, a mixture of savagery and fun; perhaps Evelyn Waugh comes closest
It remains one of the most remarkable insights into life on the frontline, offering a sometimes harrowing, sometimes heartwarming, but always candid account of five years fighting the Nazis
Calm, youthful candour ... forthright acceptance of the whole duty of war service
A terse, keen reticence and the summing up of deadly situations in a line or two