Macky Peter Ed (4 results)
- Softcover
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Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New ZealandThe Secret Bookshop
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Gift inscription, else a very good copy. In the 1930s and 1940s growing up in a family of privilege and wealth was not a precursor to a life of self-indulgence. It meant, instead, a life with more noble and self-sacrificing aims ? a life of duty to society, to God and the ideals of…the British Empire. This was the world that Peter Russell Hay Allen was born into, and these values ruled his life, sending him to war in foreign lands and ultimately to his death. Wartime Correspondence chronicles Peter's life in the Royal Navy and throughout World War II through an intimate collection of letters, photographs and drawings sent to his mother, Lady Allen. Beginning with his journey to Britain to join the Royal Navy in 1938, Peter regularly writes to his mother detailing the events of not only his life, but those of his shipmates and friends. Unfortunately, as was common for the time this story does not end happily. The last section of Wartime Correspondence begins with an official letter from the Admiralty to Peter's father Colonel Sir Stephen Allen informing him of the loss of his son at sea. In this book, editor Peter Macky has not only faithfully reproduced the letters of his uncle, but has also created a social history of the time. With additional information pertaining to the people, places, and vessels included in the footnotes, he provides the reader with a broader understanding of Peter's world.
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Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New ZealandThe Secret Bookshop
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed and dedicated on the title page by Peter Macky. A good clean copy. In the 1930s and 1940s growing up in a family of privilege and wealth was not a precursor to a life of self-indulgence. It meant, instead, a life with more noble and self-sacrificing aims ? a life of duty to s…ociety, to God and the ideals of the British Empire. This was the world that Peter Russell Hay Allen was born into, and these values ruled his life, sending him to war in foreign lands and ultimately to his death. Wartime Correspondence chronicles Peter's life in the Royal Navy and throughout World War II through an intimate collection of letters, photographs and drawings sent to his mother, Lady Allen. Beginning with his journey to Britain to join the Royal Navy in 1938, Peter regularly writes to his mother detailing the events of not only his life, but those of his shipmates and friends. Unfortunately, as was common for the time this story does not end happily. The last section of Wartime Correspondence begins with an official letter from the Admiralty to Peter's father Colonel Sir Stephen Allen informing him of the loss of his son at sea. In this book, editor Peter Macky has not only faithfully reproduced the letters of his uncle, but has also created a social history of the time. With additional information pertaining to the people, places, and vessels included in the footnotes, he provides the reader with a broader understanding of Peter's world. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Livadia Publishers, 2007
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Vintage Books of Dunedin, Dunedin, New ZealandVintage Books of Dunedin
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 323p (1p) Oblong format Laminated soft boards Slight fading spine Near Fine With maps and illustrations, the correspondence from Peter Russell Hay Allen to his mother from 1938 to April 1942, having enlisted in the Royal Navy and ending with the loss of his submarine, HMS Upholder.
Published by Livadia Publishers 2007 New Zealand, 2007
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Add to basketimperial octavo, illus card covers, red and black lettering, 323pp, illus, VG+.
