Overview
"""Darling the hour has almost arrived. We leave tonight ... I am feeling it very much but I must not weaken. I must be brave. I think that will be the best attitude to take for us all"" Harold Bishop is called up to the army in 1941, aged 39. He leaves behind his wife Joan, his children and his livelihood as butler of the grand Cardoness House. What follows is a tender and revealing collection of letters home. Despite the restrictions of the censors, Harold describes his time in a training barracks in Edinburgh, his health and clothes, and his eventual deployment to North Africa. His letters also reveal glimpses of Joan's experiences, making this a valuable social history and a record of a soldier's service. A tender and revealing collection that shares the life and cares of a soldier and his family during WWII"
Full Product Details
Author: Karen Geraldine Croft ,
Harold Bishop
Publisher: Crumps Barn Studio
Imprint: Crumps Barn Studio
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.150kg
ISBN: 9781915067180
ISBN 10: 1915067189
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 10 November 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""A real picture of what it was like to be a serviceman in the Second World War. The reader gets to know Harold as a person and realise how brave he was to cope with the rigours of being in the army. There are many tender moments too for example the pain felt by Harold and his wife, Joan who had to endure years of separation. This is a valuable record of the Second World War from a personal perspective"" -- FIVE STARS ""A poignant and personal record ... This beautifully presented little book is a personal record of one man’s war as written home in letters home to his beloved wife, Joan ... This is better than any history book or documentary and conjures up the imagery of life for Harold at war and Joan left to cope at home with their young family during his absence"" -- FIVE STARS"
Author Information
Harold Bishop was born in 1902. At the outbreak of WWII, he was working as a butler for Cardoness Hall in Scotland. He lived with his family in the Old Lodge on the estate. Called up to the army aged 39 in 1941, he spent his training as a driver in Edinburgh before being sent to North Africa. He served throughout the war, returning home in 1945. His letters home have been transcribed and collected by his granddaughter Karen Geraldine Croft
