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Private Thomas Leadbeater Turvey is nobody’s idea of a capable recruit. Shifted from regimental pillar to post, Turvey tries and fails at every odd job in the army with a remarkable genius for mishap.
A casualty before he has a chance to see action, Turvey watches the maimed and dying return from the front; thus Earle Birney’s comic masterpiece becomes an unforgettable indictment of war.
Turvey won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1949.
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A casualty before he has a chance to see action, Turvey watches the maimed and dying return from the front; thus Earle Birney’s comic masterpiece becomes an unforgettable indictment of war.
Turvey won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1949.
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Shifted from regimental pillar to post, Private Thomas Leadbeater Turvey tries and fails at every job in the army, with a remarkable genius for mishap. A casualty before he has a chance to see action, he seems fated to sit out the war. Earle Birney won the 1949 Stephen Leacock Award for Humour.
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- PublisherMcClelland & Stewart Inc.
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0771099533
- ISBN 13 9780771099533
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages358
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