'Bombo' Pollard VC MC* DCM HAC in The Great War
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/01/2012
Alfred Pollard joined the Honourable Artillery Company at Armoury House in the City of London in 1914 aged 21. The HAC is a unique Territorial unit composed entirely of middle class volunteers, who recruit all their officers from the ranks. Pollard was a natural soldier who believed himself (correctly as it turned out) to be invulnerable. He revelled in combat and unlike the vast majority of his peers claimed to enjoy going into action. This extraordinary mindset is borne out by his well documented acts of selfless courage. He rose quickly through the ranks, earned a battlefield commission and was awarded in quick succession the Distinguished Conduct Medal, two Military Crosses and finally the Victoria Cross. Despite his experiences and the horrific sights he witnesses, in his own memoirs, entitled Fire-eater, published in 1932, he made it clear he felt 'neither fear nor pity'. Pollard's character was a curious mix of self assurance, even arrogance, and innate immaturity. In post-war years Pollard wrote some 60 books which sold half a million copies. This is a fascinating study of a courageous patriot who saw action throughout the Great War. AUTHOR: N S "Tank" Nash CBE, is a retired brigadier. His highly amusing "Sustainer" articles in military journals attracted a wide following. He is the author of K Boat Catastrophe and Chitral Charlie. SELLING POINTS: . Pollard was the second most highly decorated soldier in the entire British Empire during The Great War . Served with the Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest regiment in the British Army . First biography of a highly courageous but idiosyncratic man and prolific author ILLUSTRATIONS: 16 b/w plates
- ISBN:
- 9781848844476
- 9781848844476
- Category:
- Biography: historical
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 01-01-2012
- Publisher:
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x156x0mm
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