Robert Widders is an English author, war historian, and veteran of the British Armed Forces from Liverpool, United Kingdom. He is the only man alive of just five who served in all three British armed forces, Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.[1]
He was educated at Belle Vale Primary and Gateacre Comprehensive schools in Liverpool before starting a career in the Armed Forces.[1]
Widders is an author of three books. His memoir, A Few Deeds Short of a Hero, recounts his life and experiences in the British Armed Forces. He has written two historical books on the contribution of Irish soldiers to the British Armed Forces during World War II, Spitting on a Soldier's Grave[2][3][4] and The Emperor's Irish Slaves: Prisoners of the Japanese in the Second World War.[5][6][7][8][9] Spitting on a Soldier's Grave is held in the collection of the Imperial War Museum.[10]
Bibliography[]
- A Few Deeds Short of a Hero: A candid account of life in the Armed Forces from one of the few men alive to have served in all three branches. Quartet, 2009. ISBN 0704371472.
- Spitting on a Soldier's Grave. Troubador, 2010. ISBN 1848764995.
- The Emperor's Irish Slaves: Prisoners of the Japanese in the Second World War. The History Press, February 2012. ISBN 1845887271.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Liverpool author Robert Widders on Irish Army ‘deserters’ who fought the Nazis in World War Two". 2011-08-02. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-author-robert-widders-irish-3366712. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ↑ "Pardon expected for Irish soldiers who deserted to fight for Britain". 31 December 2011. ISSN 0140-0460. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pardon-expected-for-irish-soldiers-who-deserted-to-fight-for-britain-x7mmdrx9ppc. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ↑ "Irish 'deserters' who fought the Nazis". 3 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9555000/9555123.stm. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ↑ "Time to pardon soldiers who left to fight Hitler". 2012-01-12. https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/time-to-pardon-soldiers-who-left-to-fight-hitler-1.444861. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ↑ "Humiliated, tortured or executed: The little-known story of the Irish POWs". 2012-05-06. https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/humiliated-tortured-or-executed-the-little-known-story-of-the-irish-pows-437455-May2012/. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ↑ "Review: History: The Emperor’s Irish Slaves – Prisoners of the Japanese in the Second World War by Robert Widders". 2012-02-12. https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/review-history-the-emperors-irish-slaves-prisoners-of-the-japanese-in-the-second-world-war-by-robert-widders-26820924.html. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ↑ "A Few Deeds Short of a Hero". https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34511690-a-few-deeds-short-of-a-hero.
- ↑ "The Irishmen on the river Kwai". 2012-02-18. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-irishmen-on-the-river-kwai-1.465909. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ↑ "Review: History: The Emperor’s Irish Slaves – Prisoners of the Japanese in the Second World War by Robert Widders". https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/review-history-the-emperors-irish-slaves-prisoners-of-the-japanese-in-the-second-world-war-by-robert-widders-26820924.html.
- ↑ "Spitting on a soldier's grave : court martialed after death, the story of the forgotten Irish and British soldiers". http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1500110374. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
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