WITH Christmas fast approaching, a newly-published novel by a former member of the Devon and Dorset Regiment may be just the present to add to some lucky person?s stocking. Home for Christmas ? A Wartime Anthology by Jeremy Archer, published by Century, explores the festive season during times of war, in the words of the combatants of different nationalities, and also of their families. The unpolished voices of the lowest-ranking servicemen and women are here, alongside what would now be called the ?spin? of the political leaders and military commanders. Whether serving in the Crimea, South or East Africa, on the Western Front, in Italy, the Home Front, Vietnam or Iraq, in captivity or under fire, valiant efforts have always been made, often in the most unfavourable conditions, to celebrate the birth of Christ. To order a copy, priced £10, call 01372 844670 or go to http://www.armybenfund.org">www.armybenfund.org For every copy ordered on-line, £3.50 will be donated to the Army Benevolent Fund.
