
- 382 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Jeffery Williams offers a vivid retelling of his childhood in Calgary during the depression, followed by the outbreak of war and his enthusiastic enrolment in the Canadian Army. First sent to England in 1939, eager and untrained, Williams went on to a thirty-three year career, experiencing wars in Europe and Korea, and serving inCanada, Germany, the United States, and England.
With an uncanny memory, William recounts his fascinating history with remarkable people both famous and unknown, including the Royal Family, John, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Jeffery Williams' transition from "the most untrained officer in the army" to a man equally at home on the field or in the houses of government, and the bumps and shocks of growing from a simple upbringing to the sophisticated life of an international officer is told with great humour and rare interest. Far From Home is a rare insight into the rarely seen human side of military life.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents Page
- FOREWORD
- CHAPTER 1 Boyhood
- CHAPTER 2 School
- CHAPTER 3 Bowness
- CHAPTER 4 Outdoor Life
- CHAPTER 5 High School
- CHAPTER 6 Air
- CHAPTER 7 Growing Up
- CHAPTER 8 Amateur Soldiers
- CHAPTER 9 Calgary
- CHAPTER 10 To England
- CHAPTER 11 Aldershot
- CHAPTER 12 Regimental Duty
- CHAPTER 13 Divisional Headquarters
- CHAPTER 14 On the Fringe of War
- CHAPTER 15 Staff Course
- CHAPTER 16 France
- CHAPTER 17 Winter
- CHAPTER 18 1945
- CHAPTER 19 Peacetime
- CHAPTER 20 Korea
- CHAPTER 21 Washington
- CHAPTER 22 Germany
- CHAPTER 23 Canada
- CHAPTER 24 London
- EPILOGUE
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX