In 2009, aged 108, Claude Choules became the last man alive on active service before the 1918 Armistice and the last who served in both world wars. Claude learned life's lessons during a rural childhood in England and later in the Royal Navy as a boy sailor, before graduating to become an explosives expert in the Australian navy. In his 80s, Claude began working on his memoirs with the help of his daughters and now provides a riveting account of his lifetime that vividly mirrors how the last century unfolded. Claude has the insight of an ordinary man thrust to the forefront of international furore. He is opposed to the glorification of war, but his charming anecdotes honour a generation called upon to serve not once but twice.
| ISBN: | 9781845967055 |
| Publication date: | 5th May 2011 |
| Author: | Claude Choules |
| Publisher: | Mainstream Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Primary Genre | Biographies & Autobiographies |
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