Dad's war : father, soldier, hero
Tarrant, Chris, 1946-2015
Book
Chris Tarrant and his father Basil were very close, they played sport together, watched sport together and shared the same sense of humour. Chris loved and admired his father but it was only after his death he realised that he hardly knew him at all. Basil Avery Tarrant grew up in 1920s Reading. He worked as an administrator in a local factory and spent his Saturday nights down at the music halls. But what happened to Basil during the war, and how he came to be awarded the Military Cross, remained a mystery to Chris and his family for nearly sixty years. In this emotional journey, Chris discovers that Basil was involved in some of WWII's most significant campaigns.
Main title:
Dad's war : father, soldier, hero / Chris Tarrant.
Author:
Tarrant, Chris, 1946-, author
Imprint:
London : Virgin Books, 2015.London : Virgin Books, 2015.
Collation:
320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.
ISBN:
9780753555118 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.541241092940.541241 TAR940.541241B/TAR
Local class:
B TAR
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1685297