A Student In Arms Vol. I

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War I, Germany, British
Cover of the book A Student In Arms Vol. I by Donald Hankey, Lucknow Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Donald Hankey ISBN: 9781782891895
Publisher: Lucknow Books Publication: June 13, 2014
Imprint: Lucknow Books Language: English
Author: Donald Hankey
ISBN: 9781782891895
Publisher: Lucknow Books
Publication: June 13, 2014
Imprint: Lucknow Books
Language: English

After Donald Hankey returned home from a posting with the Royal Garrison Artillery in Mauritius, following a serious bout of illness, it seemed as though he was destined for a career in the Church. Finding the clergy schools to be too stultifying, he set to work in missionary positions in the most impoverished communities in the east of London. As the First World War began to take its ominous toll of men, the first of Kitchener’s recruiting calls was heard throughout the Empire; Hankey eschewed returning to the army as an officer and decided to enlist as a “gentleman ranker”. However, his previous military experience marked him out and he was promoted, soon after which he would embark on his first tour of duty on the Western Front. Wounded at Ypres in a daylight infantry charge across no man’s land, and having been published previously, he began to send articles to the Spectator from the front. He finally met his end on 12th October 1916 during the later phases of the battle of the Somme.
John St Loe Strachey, the then editor of The Spectator, put together the articles along with unpublished papers to produce the two volume “A Student In Arms” as a tribute and memorial to Donald Hankey. Initially published in America to ensure that it passed censorship, it became a bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic in short order running to many editions (this text is taken from the 16th edition). The two volumes are often reflective in tone, between the jingoistic volumes produced at the beginning of the war and the despairing disillusioned books produced afterward. It is also clear the affinity that Hankey felt for the common soldier, and made no secret of the fact that he believed that the ranker who had so little to gain from sacrificing himself for the society at home put many of his supposed betters to shame.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

After Donald Hankey returned home from a posting with the Royal Garrison Artillery in Mauritius, following a serious bout of illness, it seemed as though he was destined for a career in the Church. Finding the clergy schools to be too stultifying, he set to work in missionary positions in the most impoverished communities in the east of London. As the First World War began to take its ominous toll of men, the first of Kitchener’s recruiting calls was heard throughout the Empire; Hankey eschewed returning to the army as an officer and decided to enlist as a “gentleman ranker”. However, his previous military experience marked him out and he was promoted, soon after which he would embark on his first tour of duty on the Western Front. Wounded at Ypres in a daylight infantry charge across no man’s land, and having been published previously, he began to send articles to the Spectator from the front. He finally met his end on 12th October 1916 during the later phases of the battle of the Somme.
John St Loe Strachey, the then editor of The Spectator, put together the articles along with unpublished papers to produce the two volume “A Student In Arms” as a tribute and memorial to Donald Hankey. Initially published in America to ensure that it passed censorship, it became a bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic in short order running to many editions (this text is taken from the 16th edition). The two volumes are often reflective in tone, between the jingoistic volumes produced at the beginning of the war and the despairing disillusioned books produced afterward. It is also clear the affinity that Hankey felt for the common soldier, and made no secret of the fact that he believed that the ranker who had so little to gain from sacrificing himself for the society at home put many of his supposed betters to shame.

More books from Lucknow Books

Cover of the book Fire Support in the Reduction of an Encircled Force - a Forgotten Mission by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book Reminiscences Of A Grenadier [Illustrated Edition] by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book Drama In Malta by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book Battle Of Aschaffenburg: An Example Of Late World War II Urban Combat In Europe by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book Rommel’s Desert Campaigns, February 1941-September 1942: A Study In Operational Level Weakness [Illustrated Edition] by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book Best O'Luck: How A Fighting Canadian Won The Thanks Of Britain's King by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book From Peenemünde To Canaveral by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book To The Bitter End by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book From Teaching To Practice: General Walter Krueger And The Development Of Joint Operations, 1921-1945 by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book Quentin Roosevelt - A Sketch With Letters by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book With My Regiment From Aisne to La Bassée [Illustrated Edition] by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book The Fall Of Fort Eben Emael: The Effects Of Emerging Technologies On The Successful Completion Of Military Objectives by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book French Head Quarters 1915-1918 by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book Kurt Von Schleicher—The Soldier And Politics In The Run-Up To National Socialism: A Case Study Of Civil-Military Relations by Donald Hankey
Cover of the book The Great Push - An Episode Of The Great War by Donald Hankey
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy