John Terraine and Me and the 46th Division: A Personal Odyssey
John Terraine entered the fourteen year old John Bourne's life in 1963 when he somewhat unexpectedly picked up and read his Douglas Haig, the Educated Soldier. This set John off on a journey of discovery, not only about Haig and the Great War but also about himself and the study of history. This lecture traces John Bourne's odyssey from provincial public library to the bridge at Riqueval.
For more about John Terraine, see here.
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