To War with Whitaker - Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly, 1939-45

Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly, kept a diary for seventy five years, and To War with Whitaker guides us through the most adventurous, most defiant, and most valiant of those years. Hermione and Dan Ranfurly married only months before the Second World War erupted. So when Dan was posted to the Middle East, taking only their faithful butler Whitaker with him, Hermione resolved to join them there. This memoir showcases astounding displays of commitment and independence; after vowing not to go home without her husband, Hermione travelled alone from Cape Town to Palestine for the six years he was imprisoned, meeting many notable characters along the way.With wit and exuberance Hermione's diary entries take us To War with Whitaker and back again, providing sharp insight of the strong and outspoken woman she always was.

Product details

• Authors: Hermione Ranfurly, Hermione Ranfurly Ranfurly, Ranfurly Hermione
• Publisher: Bello
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 22.05.2014
• EAN: 9781447259404
• ISBN: 978-1-4472-5940-4
• No. of pages: 380
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Pan Heritage Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; London, Greater London, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Diaries, letters & journals, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous, HISTORY / Military / World War II, Memoirs, Autobiography: historical, political & military, c 1500 onwards to present day, Second World War, Palestine, General and world history, Warfare and defence, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2)