{"product_id":"twice-in-a-lifetime","title":"TWICE IN A LIFETIME","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e M L Walkinton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Samson Books Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear published:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1980\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePagination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 221pp, 4 illustrations, map\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unread. very good in card covers with some shelf wear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving volunteered in 1914, the author served as a rifleman in the Queen's Westminster Rifles in the trenches on the Western Front. After the Christmas truce of 1914 he was wounded and invalided home. Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Lincolnshire Territorial Regiment, then to the Machine-Gun Corps, he served at Ypres and Passchaendale, subsequently being promoted to Captain. Walkinton once again saw service in WWII as Second-in-Command of the Royal Sussex Regiment in France as part of the BEF. Unread but some shelf wear on cover.","brand":"Military History Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67669349630251,"sku":"15716","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/militaryhistorybooks.com\/products\/twice-in-a-lifetime","provider":"Military History Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}