Overview
"Douglas Weddell Thompson was a fascinating character. From humble beginnings in Newcastle he felt a calling to the Methodist ministry, and then to being a missionary. His time in China was marked by the Sino-Japanese war which caused him to flee the country. Upon return to England, he quickly joined the army as a chaplain. This led to him seeing action in North Africa, and to his eventual capture by the German forces. He was then a prisoner of war through camps in Italy, finally ending up in Stalag Luft III, where he was camp chaplain during the time of the infamous ""Great Escape"". His extraordinary life after liberation led him to meeting people such as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Pope John XXIII and the King and Queen of Tonga. He was even President of the Methodist Conference and yet through it all he remained a grounded person. This inspiring autobiography will have you wanting to visit far away places, will make you laugh and feel humbled, and will give you a sense that even a ""little man"" can change the world for the better."
Full Product Details
Author: Douglas Weddell Thompson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.404kg
ISBN: 9781479348893
ISBN 10: 1479348899
Pages: 318
Publication Date: 20 September 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
"Douglas Weddell Thompson (1903 - 1981) was born in Gateshead, and after leaving school at the age of fourteen he took several jobs before being called into the Methodist ministry. Thompson studied at Handsworth and then joined the Methodist Mission in China in 1925. This proved to be a defining period in his life. His experiences in China were inter-twined with the Japanese invasion, the second Sino-Japanese war. This eventually led him to flee China in 1939. On his return to England, he enlisted as an army chaplain and was off into the world again. Taken prisoner during the North Africa campaign, Thompson spent the rest of the war in captivity, moving from camp to camp, including spending time in Stalag Luft III at the time of the infamous ""Great Escape"". In 1958, Thompson was appointed General Secretary of the Methodist Missionary Society and in 1966 was elected President of Conference to the Methodist Church. During his life, Thompson met, and was well liked by a wide range of important people, including Queen Elizabeth II, Pope John XXIII and the King and Queen of Tonga. Well travelled and well loved, Douglas Weddell Thompson's easy-going writing will inspire all who read his story."
