Name: The Medal Man
SKU: 64745022
Price: 431.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Mark Smith
ISBN: 9780241738108

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Michael Joseph

Author

Mark Smith

Year

2026

Pages

400

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

24x15.6x4 cm

ISBN13

9780241738108

The Medal Man

Mark Smith (Author) · Michael Joseph · Hardcover

New Book Imported to South Africa

Delivery: 05 Oct - 13 Oct

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Synopsis "The Medal Man"

A FATHER'S A WAR, A SON'S FASCINATION, AND THE MEMORIES THAT DEFINE OUR NATION

‘HEARTFELT AND PERSONAL’ Soldier Magazine

Follow military memorabilia and medal specialist Mark Smith in his enthralling journey to tell the story of his own father's war

Sunday evenings wouldn't be the same without Mark Smith on Antiques Roadshow.

Seeing beyond the military memorabilia shared by members of the public to the often deeply moving human stories at their heart, Mark brings the past vividly to life for millions at home and has become something of a national treasure.

Historian, battlefield tour guide, expert on the Victoria Cross and story-teller, Mark grew up within a close-knit, multi-generational family in Walthamstow, during a childhood steeped in history. His rare empathy for the experience and sacrifice of past generations was fostered by Mark's WWII veteran father, who shared stories of flying special operations for the RAF. But Smith Snr was also haunted by the loss of his best friend, Harry, on a secret mission over the Indian Ocean.

From the pages of his father’s unpublished wartime memoir, to a pilgrimage to a Chennai cemetery, here Mark takes us on his most personal journey, to try to bring closure to his father’s story.

Nostalgic and heartfelt, Medal Man is the true story of a bygone East London, of a father and son who were also best friends, and of the memories that still bind us to this Greatest Generation.