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December 2011 sees the premier of Steven Spielberg's much anticipated film, 'War Horse', which is the most popular piece of fiction ever written about horses in war. 'My Horse Warrior', first published in 1934 is equally wondrous fact. It is told by Winston Churchill's great heroic friend, Jack Seely, about the thoroughbred horse he took to France in 1914 surviving five years of bombs and bullets to lead a cavalry charge in 1918 before returning home where they rode on together until 1938, their combined ages (70 + 30) totalling 100. The book tells the whole history of Warrior from his birth in an Isle of Wight field, to his amazing life as a famous war horse and how a combination of both the horse's extraordinary character and some unbelievable twists of fate, helped him survive a war which claimed the lives of 8 million horses. This new edition is introduced by Jack Seely's grandson Brough Scott, a well-known broadcaster and journalist. It includes the original illustrations which equine and war artist Sir Alfred Munnings drew especially for Jack Seely both during the war and at home afterwards.
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General Jack Seely was the great heroic friend of Winston Churchill and the only Cabinet Minister to go to the front in 1914 and still be there four years later.
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Incredible Amazing Book that deserves to be a Bestseller,
This review is from: Warrior: The Amazing Story of a Real War Horse (Hardcover)
It's a long time since I've read a non-fiction book that is so completely unputdownable. 'Warrior' is first-hand WW1 history but is so much more than that. It is an incredible account of a man and his horse's experiences on the battlefields of 1914-18 and their against-all-the-odds survival. General Jack Seely writes in a down-to-earth but moving way of the many incidents that made his horse, Warrior, a legend in the trenches. The sensitive illustrations are by the renowned artist, Sir Alfred Munnings who had a huge respect for Warrior. Many accounts of war horses are sad and depressing but this one is not. Warrior's courage, intelligence and his close relationship with Seely, plus at times unbelievable luck, enable their survival and return to the Isle of Wight at the end of the war. This is my favourite book of the year. A 5 star strong buy.
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This review is from: Warrior: The Amazing Story of a Real War Horse (Hardcover)
This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. It is the true story of a horse Warrior and his friend Jack Seely and their adventures together. It is a beautifully written book about a time and way of life which does no longer exist. I would say read it and weep - in the sense of the bond between Warrior and Jack and the empathy between them and also for the story of Cinderella (Warrior's mother). I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone horsey inclined or not.
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Warrior: The Amazing Story of a Real War Horse (Hardcover)
A touching and heartwarming true story. Fascinating insight into WW1 and the relationships that were forged between man and animal, which all to often are overlooked or not even acknowledged.Beautifully illustrated and compiled - Highly recommended
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