{"product_id":"the-solitary-war-of-a-martin-pegler-9781805001195","title":"The Solitary War of a Sniper: The Authorised Biography of Britain's Most Successful World War II Sniper","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable story of Harry Furness, a young British sniper who fought from D-Day to Germany.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up in a working-class family in Manchester, Harry Furness joined the army in 1939 at the age of 16. Having always been captivated by the stories of First World War snipers, he immediately volunteered for sniper training when the army began to recruit soldiers in 1941. He did exceptionally well, qualifying as a marksman whilst a pre-war army cadet and was quickly promoted to lance corporal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust prior to D-Day, he was promoted to corporal in the Green Howards Regiment and landed at Gold Beach on 6th June 1944. Together, he and his comrades began a hard fight across North-West Europe, gradually moving through Northern France, Belgium, Holland and eventually into Germany as they pushed the Germans back towards the Rhine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe manifold dangers and occasional humour of Harry Furness's experiences of war come across in a very matter-of-fact but compelling way in the dozens of previously unpublished letters, personal interviews and images that make up Martin Pegler's fascinating, moving biography of Furness and his extraordinary life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Pegler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805001191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805001195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenhill Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Martin Pegler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46927668576511,"sku":"9781805001195","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1cb426ef-f7a8-479b-9a9f-d0839f2f862b.jpg?v=1749372583","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-solitary-war-of-a-martin-pegler-9781805001195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}