My Account Log in

1 option

Adventures of Colonel Daffodil.

EBSCOhost eBook History Collection - North America Available online

View online
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Redgrave, Roy.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Redgrave, Roy, 1925---Travel.
Redgrave, Roy.
Redgrave family.
Great Britain. Army--Officers--Biography.
Great Britain.
Generals--Great Britain--Biography.
Redgrave, Roy, 1925- -- Travel.
Generals.
Local Subjects:
Generals--Great Britain--Biography.
Great Britain. Army--Officers--Biography.
Redgrave family.
Redgrave, Roy, 1925- -- Travel.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (290 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
: Pen and Sword, 2007.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Major General Sir Roy Redgrave has enjoyed an unusual, some might say eccentric, life. Born into the same family as the well known actors, he was brought up in Romania as part of a thriving international community before he joined the British Army and advanced to high rank.Following on from the success of his memoir Balkan Blue the author has pulled together a superb pot pourri of anecdotes covering his family, his military career and post-retirement travels and experiences. Readers will delight in the scope of this book which ranges widely from aristocratic life in feudal Romania to the dange
Contents:
Cover
Dedication
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
PART I: 1861-1919
Chapter 1: Danube Debut
Chapter 2: Disastrous Diplomacy
Chapter 3: Bitter Betrayal
PART II: 1920-1945
Chapter 4: Spring Weddings
Chapter 5: Early Travels in Romania
Chapter 6: The Flotsam of War
PART III: 1946-1965
Chapter 7: The Wendisch Wachmeister
Chapter 8: The Honey Bag Fling
Chapter 9: The Garde Champêtre
Chapter 10: Corsican Shepherds
PART IV: 1966-1980
Chapter 11: The Berlin Wall
Chapter 12: The Village Fête
Chapter 13: Bindhi's Bluff
Chapter 14: The Amerindians
Chapter 15: The Dowager Duchess
Chapter 16: Guards of Honour
PART V: 1981-1996
Chapter 17: Greenland Inuit
Chapter 18: The General
Chapter 19: Beyond Bear Island
Chapter 20: Spitzbergen at War
Chapter 21: Franz Josef Land
Afterthoughts
Index.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
9781783402793
1783402792
9781783460076
1783460075
OCLC:
854974819

The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.

Find

Home Release notes

My Account

Shelf Request an item Bookmarks Fines and fees Settings

Guides

Using the Find catalog Using Articles+ Using your account