The Monocled Mutineer - Softcover

Allison, William; Fairley, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 028564310X ISBN 13: 9780285643109

Publisher: Souvenir Press, 2016

Synopsis

In 1917, as British troops were preparing for the Battle of Passchendaele, a mutiny broke out among the 100,000 soldiers at the Etaples training camp in Northern France. This mutiny was one of the most guarded secrets of WW1. Private Percy Toplis, a survivor of the Battle of Loos, had deserted from the Army Medical Corps before re-enlisting and he was accused as the ringleader of the mutiny. By this time he was back in England where he was living in disguise and was the most wanted man in England (suspected of murder and fraud) before being killed by a policeman in 1920. Drawing on extensive interviews with survivors of the mutiny as well as with friends and relatives of Percy Toplis, this updated edition includes a new introduction and epilogue that expand on newly discovered information about the events of the mutiny and the government's response to it.

About this title

From the Author:

William Allison worked extensively in Fleet Street and at BBC television news. John Fairley is the chairman of Highflyer Productions.

About the Author:

William Allison worked extensively in Fleet Street and at BBC television news.John Fairley is a former director of programs at Yorkshire TV and is now the chairman of Highflyer Productions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Souvenir Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 028564310X
• ISBN 13: 9780285643109
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208