Rupert Brooke of Rugby

by Keith Hale

When Rupert Brooke died of blood poisoning on his way to fight the Turkish forces at Gallipoli in 1915, his friends in England were quick to turn him into a national hero--a patriotic symbol of the many young men of England going to war. That Brooke had recently published five sonnets glorifying patriotic sacrifice did much to promote his legend. That his friends included Winston Churchill, Anthony Asquith, and General Ian Hamilton did even more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09YB7STNQ
• ISBN13: 9798201398361
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Watersgreen House
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"