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Hennessy, Brian, 1921-

From the Blitz to the Burmese jungle and beyond / a memoir by Brian Hennessy with Karen McMillan. - Auckland NZ McKenzie Publishing 2017. - 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

One man's memoir of World War II which took him from the Blitz to the jungles of Burma, to the devastation of Hiroshima. "I consider myself lucky to have survived the global carnage still myself - a reluctant soldier who had to go to war, who only ever wanted peace for everyone."--Brian Hennessy. Brian immigrated to New Zealand after the war and lived there until his death aged ninety-two, but he never forgot his extraordinary war adventures. This is his story. Born in Germany to English parents, Brian Hennessy came from a family who served in the army. He was seventeen years old and living in London when war broke out. He experienced the Blitz first-hand. Brian joined the British Army and upon graduating, he became the youngest armament artificer. What follows is a true adventure story as Brian journeys via South Africa to India and the remote jungles of Burma. Danger was always present, and his narrative is sometimes humorous, at other times poignant. At the end of the war, he went to Japan and saw first-hand the devastation at Hiroshima. This is his story, a sweeping journey though the landscape of war and far more fascinating and exciting than any fiction.

ISBN: 9780473374310 0473374315

Subjects--Personal Names:
Hennessy, Brian, 1921-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.--Personal narratives, British.
Mechanical engineers--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Autobiographies.

Dewey Class. No.: 940.548141