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Rediscovered after 80 years gathering dust on a family bookshelf and first brough to public attention on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, A Very Uniportant Officer is a detailed and intimate account of the experience of an ordinary officer on the front line in France and Flanders throughout 1916 and 1917. Recruited to The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 1915 at the age of 33, Captain Stewart went 'over the top' many times, outliving 'so many better men', as he says with typical hunmility. Through his vivd testimony we learn of the mud ('more like thick slime'), the flies and the difficulties of suffering dysentry while on horseback. In one memorable passage he describes engaging the enemy while smoking a pipe - an episode for which he was awarded the Military Cross. Yet through the chaos and horror of the trenches, Captain Stewart reflects with compassion on the fears and immense courage of the men under his command. Newly edited by his grandson, Cameron Stewart, A Very Unimportant Officer gives us a fascinating insight into the horrors and absurdities of trench life..
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From the supplier: Poet Wislawa Szymborska was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996, becoming the second Polish to be given the award in 16 years. Her victory came as a surprise because, even though she was renowned in her native country, she was not as popular as her peers in the English-speaking world. A poet of philosophical introspection, she eschews personal intonations and an emotional tone, and favors simple and direct expressions. Her tone is always unpretentious and her language is clear and well-organized.

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Title: Wislawa Szymborska and the importance of the unimportant.
Author: Bogdana Carpenter
Publication:World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1997
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: v71 Issue: n1 Page: p8(5)

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This digital document is an article from Circuits Assembly, published by UP Media Group, Inc. on July 1, 2001. The length of the article is 698 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ESD Control in Handling and Sorting -- Even minor, and seemingly unimportant, actions can produce ESD. Read on to ensure that your actions aren't the culprit.(Brief Article)
Author: Michael T. Brandt
Publication:Circuits Assembly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2001
Publisher: UP Media Group, Inc.
Page: 26

Article Type: Brief Article

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