{"product_id":"netley-diary-1915-1916-hardcover","title":"Netley Diary 1915-1916 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlec Riley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Crane\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBernard de Broglio\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporal Alec Riley served at Gallipoli in 1915 with the British 42nd (East Lancashire) Division. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Four months of Gallipoli gave me four diseases and 12 months in Netley.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiley chose the Royal Victoria Hospital for his convalescence because he wanted to know what a great military hospital was like, that knowledge recorded in a diary of his time at Netley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I have tried, ' says Riley, 'to give some idea of life in one of the many wards, the various patients I met, our habits, amusements, hopes and fears.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiley's journey was shared by thousands of First World War soldiers who left the front sick and broken, to embark on the slow road to recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is richly illustrated with rarely seen images and includes a concise history of the Royal Victoria Hospital. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45423044362342,"sku":"9780645235968","price":51.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZUgxaThUVWZzZTR3Y2EwdE1WaGZEZz09.webp?v=1775569771","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/netley-diary-1915-1916-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}