Robert Widders is an English author, war historian, and veteran of all three British Armed Forces: the 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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ a b "Liverpool author Robert Widders on Irish Army 'deserters' who fought the Nazis in World War Two". Liverpool Echo. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Pardon expected for Irish soldiers who deserted to fight for Britain". The Times. 31 December 2011. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 October 2019 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Irish 'deserters' who fought the Nazis". BBC News. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Time to pardon soldiers who left to fight Hitler". The Irish Times. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2019 – via www.irishtimes.com.
- ^ "Humiliated, tortured or executed: The little-known story of the Irish POWs". The Journal.ie. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Review: History: The Emperor's Irish Slaves – Prisoners of the Japanese in the Second World War by Robert Widders". The Irish Independent. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2019 – via www.independent.ie.
- ^ "A Few Deeds Short of a Hero". Goodreads. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "The Irishmen on the river Kwai". The Irish Times. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2019 – via www.irishtimes.com/news.
- ^ "Review: History: The Emperor's Irish Slaves – Prisoners of the Japanese in the Second World War by Robert Widders". Independent.ie. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Spitting on a soldier's grave : court martialed after death, the story of the forgotten Irish and British soldiers". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 5 October 2019.