Archie Bowman
Ross, Hamish2018
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In 1915, Archie Bowman, a philosophy professor at Princeton, was granted leave of absence to join the British army. He served in the HLI and was captured at the Battle of the Lys. Prison camp, though, turned out not to be the living death he expected: he was fluent in German and became the main go-between with camp authorities and British prisoners; he gave talks to hundreds of prisoners, and wrote up in verse form his account of the battle and his capture and two-day march into captivity. When he was transferred to another camp, his writings were confiscated; but in his new camp his responsibilities increased, and he became key negotiator and formed a bond with the Commandant, a fellow academic, who secured the release of his confiscated work, which, when completed, was published as prison camp verses.
Main title:
Archie Bowman / Hamish Ross.
Author:
Ross, Hamish, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2018.
Collation:
224 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526728050 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.48141940.481
LC class:
D640.A22
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2245733