Yesterday's drums

Description:

Descriptions include the author's baptism of fire and blood in the desert; Rommel at Sidi Azeiz; leading the singing of 'Silent night' in Bardia at Christmas; from the Turkish border to Minqar Qaim and the nightmare of Benghazi; malaria, escape and betrayal in Italy; planning escape from German stalags; the bombing of Dresden; a long march westwards and the impact of Buchenwald; VE-Day in London. "Yesterday's drums" evokes one man's war with power and immediacy-- it is an engrossing, memorable read"--Dust jacket.

subjects: New Zealand Personal narratives,  New Zealand. Army,  German Prisoners and prisons,  Campaigns,  World War, 1939-1945,  Soldiers,  New Zealand,  Biography,  New zealand, army,  New zealand, biography,  World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, new zealand,  World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, africa,  World war, 1939-1945, prisoners and prisons, german,  Autobiography and memoir,  Military and warfare,  Poetry

People: Tony Vercoe (1919-)

Places: New Zealand,  North Africa