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Article: The Winter Soldiers.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Audiobook Review)
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- January 1, 2005
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THE WINTER SOLDIERS. Garry Douglas Kilworth. 2002. Read by Terry Wale. 10 cds. 11.5 hrs. Soundings Audiobooks, dist. by Ulverscroft USA. 1-84283-862-8. $89.95. Vinyl; plot notes. A
In this exciting historical novel Kilworth has captured the essence of life in the mid-19th-century British army. Social class was just as important in the military as it was on the streets of London. Commissions were purchased for the second sons of the upper classes while the ranks were made up of the unemployed, criminals, and the excess sons of laborers. In this instance there is an exception. The main character, Sergeant "Fancy Jack" Crossman, has rejected his upper class ...