Henley-on-Thames
£30.00
This work tells the story of the near 600 Danish and Norwegian prisoners of war that lived on parole in the town of Reading over a seven-year period during the latter end of the Napoleonic Wars, based on the memoirs of a Danish Admiral that as a young man was captured and sent to Reading a full three times.
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Publish Date: 01/09/2021The book tells the story of the near 600 Danish and Norwegian prisoners of war that lived on parole in the town of Reading over a seven-year period during the latter end of the Napoleonic Wars, based on the memoirs of a Danish Admiral that as a young man was captured and sent to Reading a full three times. His story is a heartwarming one of how the local community took these unfortunate men and boys – mostly merchant seamen –
| Dimensions | 220 mm |
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| Cover | Hardback |
| Pages | 231 |
| Language | English |
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| Dewey | 940.277 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
