Baron Alexander

About The Author

Alexander Baron (1917-99) was a British author and screenwriter. Widely acclaimed in his lifetime, he wrote several other novels as well as Hollywood film scripts and screenplays for the BBC.

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Imperial War Museum Wartime Classics

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From the City, from the Plough

By Baron Alexander

Spring 1944, the south coast of England. The Fifth Battalion, Wessex Regiment, wait patiently and nervously for the order to embark. There is boredom and fear, comedy and pathos as the men all drawn from different walks of life await the order to move. With an economy of language that belies its ...

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