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Dare Wilson's sporting career dates back to 1920s when, as a small boy, he started fishing in Northumberland on River Derwent. Since then as he has pursued successful careers in the Army and Conservation, he has fished and shot all over the world; turkey hunting and snake catching in Georgia, pheasants in Korea, sand grouse and quail in Palestine, geese in Ireland, ducks in Manitoba. A natural story teller, General Wilson's sporting career almost ended while wildfowling in The Wash in early 1939 - he, his Cambridge University friends and their dogs were saved by a miracle. An uninterrupted line of black Labradors have shared Dare's experiences. The current one, is the 12th. For good measure the General tells of his thrilling winter sports (skiing and cresta) and parachuting experiences. His team of SAS free-fallers broke the World Record in 1962 - tragically one member died. Dare may have lived life on the edge but the risks he has taken have always been carefully calculated. Had they not been he would not still be an active fisherman and shot in his 90's. This is a treasure trove of sporting stories.
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Major General Dare Wilson CBE MC DL lives on the edge of Exmoor following a distinguished military career. His memoirs, Tempting the Fates was published by Pen and Sword Books as was With 6 Airborne Division in Palestine. Now well into his nineties, he remains extremely active and interesting.
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General's Game Book: The Sporting Life of a Military Gentleman
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Pen and Sword Military, 2013
ISBN 10 : 1783030054
ISBN 13 : 9781783030057
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THE GENERAL'S GAME BOOK: THE SPORTING LIFE OF A MILITARY GENTLEMAN. By Dare Wilson.
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Pen and Sword Books. Barnsley, S. Yorkshire. 2013, 2013
ISBN 10 : 1783030054
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Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2013). 2013 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp183. B/w photograph plates. Buff boards, spine printed in red. Mint new copy in dust-wrapper. Dare Wilson's sporting career dates back to 1920s when, as a small boy, he started fishing in Northumberland on the River Derwent. Since then as he has pursued successful careers in the army and in conservation, he has fished and shot all over the world; turkey hunting and snake catching in Georgia, pheasants in Korea, sand grouse and quail in Palestine, geese in Ireland, ducks in Manitoba. A natural story teller, General Wilson's sporting career almost ended while wildfowling on the Wash in early 1939 - he, his Cambridge University friends, and their dogs, were saved by a miracle. An uninterrupted line of black Labradors have shared Dare's experiences. The current one is the twelfth. For good measure the General tells of his thrilling winter sports (skiing and cresta) and parachuting experiences. His team of SAS free-fallers broke the World Record in 1962 - though tragically one member died. Dare may have lived life on the edge but the risks he has taken have always been carefully calculated. Had they not been he would not still be an active fisherman and shot in his 90's. This is a treasure trove of sporting stories. Chapters include: The seeds are sown; Problems on the wash; 'Paradise to a shooter'; A blizzard on the Solway; Wildfowling reverie; Chancing it in No-Man's-Land; Sandgrouse beyond Beersheba; Recollections from Egypt and Sudan; Quail, francolin and chukar in Palestine; Lake Hula, a Mecca for duck; The ponds of Beisan; Turkey hunting in Manitoba; Turkey hunting and snake catching in Georgia; Duck hunting in Manitoba; Pheasants in Korea and duck in Hong Kong; White-fronted geese in Wexford; Sporting options in Kenya; The magic of grouse; The charm of ptarmigan; Woodcock, snipe and the minstrel of the moors; Rabbits and rough shooting; The fascination of salmon; Sea trout and otters; Wildlife in Lapland; Sporting interludes in Germany; The unique Cresta Run; The six-mile free-fall parachute drop; Eighty-five years of shooting for sport. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 19.99. N° de réf. du vendeur 39790
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The General's Game Book The Sporting Life of a Military Gentleman.
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1st edit., Pen & Sword, 2013. Very good copy in d.w., 2013
ISBN 10 : 1783030054
ISBN 13 : 9781783030057
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