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Issue Details: First known date: 1943... 1943 The Happy Warrior : Poems
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    • Sydney, New South Wales,: London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Angus and Robertson ,       1943 .
      Extent: 18p.
      Description: illus., port. of the author.
      Reprinted: 1943 , 1944 , 1945
      Note/s:
      • Epigraph on title page: "Who is the happy warrior? Who is he That every man in arms should wish to be?"
      • Dedication: To his gay and gallant spirit. A happiness which once has been is imperishable.
      • Foreword by General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, Commander-in-chief, Middle East. Preface by Zara Gowrie.
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       John Murray ,       1944 .
      Alternative title: Desert Warrior : Poems
      Extent: 28p.
      Description: illus., port.
      Note/s:
      • This English edition of Hore-Ruthven's poems includes the contents of The Happy Warrior. In addition, it has an Epilogue (taken from The Rifle Brigade Chronicle) describing the circumstances which led to Pat Ruthven's death.

      • The Rifle Brigade Chronicle ran from 1890-1977 (plus additional volumes 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984). Published in London, it appeared annually, and chronicled the professional achievements and personal concerns of the (then) four Regimental Battalions.

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