Famous

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Famous tells the Great War stories of twenty of Britains most respected best known & even notorious celebrities. They include politicians actors writers an explorer a sculptor & even a murderer. The generation that grew up in the late 19th Century enlisted enthusiastically in the defence of the country. Many would become household names such as Basil Rathbone the definitive Sherlock Holmes AA Milne creator of Winnie the Pooh & Arnold Ridley who found fame & public affection as the dour Scotsman Fraser & the gentle & genial Godfrey in Dads Army. From politicians such as Harold Macmillan & Winston Churchill to writers includsing JB Priestley & JRR Tolkein from sculptors like Henry Moore to composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams their fame & influence continue even into the 21st Century. The authors have discovered the exact locations where these celebrities saw action. They tell the story of where CS Lewis was wounded & invalided home & how Basil Rathbone won the Military Cross for a trench raid (while dressed as a tree). Each story is examined in detail with pictures taken of the very spot where the actions took place. There are maps of the area that will guide enterprising readers to walk in the footsteps of their heroes.