Amazing Tales for Making Men out of Boys - Hardcover

Oliver, Neil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718153820 ISBN 13: 9780718153823

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2008

Synopsis

Tales of brave and selfless deeds used to be part of every boy's education. We grew up sharing stories with our fathers, uncles and grandfathers of how other men had lived their lives, met their challenges, reached their goals and faced their deaths. This work features tales of courage, endurance and sacrifice.

About this title

Review:

'A must-have collection' -- The Times

'Oliver is a wonderful storyteller. This is a book told from the heart with both a passion and breathless awe for the deeds recounted that leaps from every page. Sumptuously illustrated, beautifully told, and in turns both moving and inspiring, it is a joy from start to finish. I defy any reader, whether they be aged nine or ninety, not to walk with a slightly straighter back after putting down these amazing tales.' -- Sunday Telegraph

From the Publisher:

Amazing Tales is packed with vivid new accounts of classic stories of courage and heroism including: The Battle of Britain, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Siege of Dien Bien Phu, The Cockleshell Heroes, The Battle of Isandlwana, The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, Apollo XIII, The SAS and the Battle of Mirbat, The Yangtse Incident, The Battle of Trafalgar, Shackleton's Boat Journey, Scott of the Antarctic and many more

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0718153820
• ISBN 13: 9780718153823
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384