弗兰克·范斯·阿格纽于1914年离开美国，声称自己40岁（而非46岁）参加了第二任爱德华国王的马。1915年，他在费斯图伯特来到法国，并获得了一项委托。在参加机枪学校后，他在索姆志愿加入坦克部队。1917年，他在梅西内斯受伤，并在那里赢得了MC。他向乔治国王展示他的坦克。1917年11月，他在第三伊普尔战役中受伤并在坎布雷被捕。在接下来的12个月里，他作为战俘被关押在汉诺威、卡尔斯勒、海德堡和弗斯滕堡。
这本精美的回忆录完美地记录了他非凡而多样的经历。
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Veteran Volunteer: Memoir of the Trenches, Tanks and Captivity 1914 – 1918 by Frank Vans Agnew MC
Frank Vans Agnew left America in 1914 and claiming to be 40 (rather than 46) enlisted in 2nd King Edward’s Horse. He arrived in France in 1915 at Festubert and was given a commission. After attending the Machine Gun School he was at the Somme before volunteering for the Tank Corps. In 1917 he was wounded at Messines, where he won his MC. He demonstrated his tank for King George. He fought at 3rd Ypres and was wounded and captured at Cambrai in November 1917. Over the next 12 months he was held as a POW at Hannover, Karlsrűhe, Heidelberg and Furstenberg.
His extraordinary and varied experiences are superbly recorded in this beautifully crafted memoir.
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