Faithful Soldier: A Biography of Ernest Strover, from India to the World Wars by John Strover

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274mm x 144mm x 34mm

Pages: 320

How can one man be a Soldier, an Airman and also a Priest? This biography tells the story of Ernest James Strover - 'Puck' as he was known to his contemporaries - who served as a soldier in British India and both World Wars, was a pioneer of air combat on the Western Front, escaped from a prisoner-of -war camp and finally was a pastor in Holy Orders. It recounts unique events in a life of uncompromising venture, sustained by a strong faith which, in later years, he was able to share with his parishioners. Written by his second son, John Strover, with a Foreword by Sir Peter Tapsell, M.P, it is a revealing story of the British Empire and the two World Wars, but also much more - Strover sheds light, through perceptive and authentic personal experience, on the intertwined and complex relationship between serving one's God and serving one's country. It is illuminating reading for all interested in an insider's view of the British Colonial service at the end of Empire.