My Life - The Meanderings of Pop Knill: Also published as: A Soldier's Life

A unique story told by Charlie Knill as he approaches 100 years of age. Charlie ‘Pop’ Knill told his story to his son-in-law Lou Geraets as he approached his hundredth birthday. From his birth in the early 1900s, through the struggle for survival in the Great Depression, the battles of World War II, and the myriad of social and economic changes along the way, Pop Knill’s story is a unique take on life across 10 decades. His singular approach to life includes a soldier’s questions about some of the great battles of the war, New Zealand troops in Greece and Crete and the Battle of Alamain in North Africa, pitching Generals Freyberg and Montgomery against Field Marshall Rommel and the Afrika Corp. Extracts are provided from a special ‘Events Book’ which includes the poems and writings of Pop and fellow soldiers throughout their ordeal. Lou has used many hours of interviews with Charlie and the research he and other family members have undertaken the create this unusual story. PRICE SPECIAL UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30.