Forgotten Warrior - The Life and Times of Major-General Merton Beckwith-Smith 1890-1942. Foreword by Field Marshal Lord Guthrie

First full-scale biography of the most senior English soldier to die in a prisoner of war camp during the Second World War, revealing the courage, faith and fortitude of an unjustly forgotten hero of the British army.

About the author

Michael Snape is the Michael Ramsey Professor of Anglican Studies at Durham University, and Britain's leading authority on faith and the military. His previous books include God and the British Soldier, The Royal Army Chaplains' Department: Clergy under Fire, The Clergy in Khaki and A Church Militant: Anglicans and the Armed Forces from Queen Victoria to the Vietnam War.

Summary

First full-scale biography of the most senior English soldier to die in a prisoner of war camp during the Second World War, revealing the courage, faith and fortitude of an unjustly forgotten hero of the British army.

Product details

• Authors: Canon Professor Michael Snape, Michael Snape, Professor Michael Snape, Snape Michael
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.05.2023
• EAN: 9780281086917
• ISBN: 978-0-281-08691-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, Biography: historical, political and military