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Overview
Private Thomas Leadbeater Turvey is nobody's idea of a capable recruit. Shifted from regimental pillar to post, Turvey tries and fails at every odd job in the army with a remarkable genius for mishap. A casualty before he has a chance to see action, Turvey watches the maimed and dying return from the front; thus Earle Birney's comic masterpiece becomes an unforgettable indictment of war. Turvey won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1949.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780771093548
- ISBN-10: 0771093543
- Publisher: New Canadian Library
- Publish Date: August 2008
- Dimensions: 8.44 x 5.18 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.87 pounds
- Page Count: 396
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