The Search
The true story of a D-Day survivor, an unlikely friendship, and a lost shipwreck off Normandy
$28.67
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2024
Summary
When archaeologist John Henry Phillips volunteered with a charity that took D-Day veterans back to Normandy, due to an administrative error he found himself without a hotel room and reliant on the generosity of one of the veterans who had a spare bed. That veteran was Patrick Thomas - and it was an encounter that would change both their lives forever.
Patrick’s landing craft, LCH 185, had led the first wave into Sword Beach on D-Day, and stayed off Normandy until the 25th June when an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472146175 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472146174 |
| Author: | John Henry Phillips |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
John Henry Phillips
JOHN HENRY PHILLIPS is an archaeologist, film-maker and author who was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. In 2020, he produced and appeared in the multi-award-winning documentary No Roses on a Sailor’s Grave. He presents The Great British Dig on Channel 4 and runs the non-profit Romani Community Archaeology. The Search is his first book.
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