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The reluctant tommy

In April 1918, Ronald Skirth, a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Artillery, then just nineteen years old, had been sent to fight on the Western Front. This is the story of a young man who went to war a devoted servant of King and country and returned utterly convinced that war, all war, was wro...

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Main Author:	Skirth, Ronald (Author)
Other Authors:	Barrett, Duncan (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London, UK Macmillan 2010
Subjects:	Skirth, Ronald Great Britain. > Army. > Royal Regiment of Artillery World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, British World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Western Front
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