On 6th April 1943, Ian Reid, an officer in the Black Watch, was captured by the Germans in Tunisia and sent off to an Italian prisoner of war camp. Five months later, as the Germans took over the camp after the Italians pulled out the war, he escaped. So began a life or death game of hide and seek in the heart of the beautiful Italian countryside, living in barns, sleeping in ditches and scavenging for food. He was recaptured twice - and escaped yet again. ow, nearly sixty years later, Howard Reid quite literally follows in his father's footsteps, making the same journey across Italy - though in a rather more relaxed fashion. Starting near Modena, he travels to Florence and through Chianti, Siena and Orvieto to Rome and beyond, painting an intimate portrait of his extraordinary father and getting closer to the truth of his amazing escapades (which were the subject of a bestselling book in the 1950s). long the way, as we take in the real, modern Italy, Howard muses on father-son relationships, and the deep but invisible scars which two World Wars have left on each of our personal histories. This poignant and engrossing book is a must for everyone who has ever asked (or wanted to
Product Identifiers
Publisher
TransWorld LTD
ISBN-13
9780553815542
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88469911
Product Key Features
Author
Howard Reid
Publication Name
Dads War
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
199mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
210g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Howard Reid
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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