Great-uncle Harry

Michael Palin

From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him.

Author(s): Palin, Michael
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 09/05/2024
Pagination: 336 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Penguin Books
Published By: Penguin Books
Book Classification: Biography: historical, political & military|First World War|Family history, tracing ancestors|Travel writing|Memoirs
Dimensions: 196x128x22
Weight: 295
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781804940655