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Post by Two Ton Ted on Mar 21, 2005 22:07:49 GMT
This is a small book with a BIG story to tell. There are not many - if indeed any - that describe how Freemasonry flourished under the most difficult of circumstances as a Prisoner of War. The book, though small, touches on the Napoleonic period, the American War of Independence and also the American Civil War (in which 17,930 masons, fought and killed each other at the Battle of Gettysburg alone). It covers WW1 also, but mostly the book recounts memories from WW2, in Europe and the Far East. It is a book well worth buying, by masons all around the world, of every nation. Not many wee books can leave such a very large impression on its readers as this one does. It is full of amazing stories. Each one is worthy of a book in its own right. It is written by a Past Master in Wales, W.Bro Keith Flynn and if you care to look it up at this URL: www.freemasonry.freeuk.com/wire/you will find more about it. I emailed W.Bro Flynn this week and he has told me that if anyone writes to him and sends a cheque (check) at the address at the bottom of the his page, he will post one on to you. Anyone who reads this book will be well on the way to understanding more of what it really means to be a Free and an Accepted Mason. "BEHIND THE WIRE" by Bro. Keith Flynn OBE (Prestonian Lecturer 1991) Ted.
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Post by staffs on Mar 22, 2005 7:28:37 GMT
I have sent my cheque off for two copies.One for me and one as a gift for a Royal Signals member of our lodge and is involved with the Burma association.
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Post by waynecowley on Mar 22, 2005 8:47:49 GMT
An excellent book
W Bro Keith is a member of the same province as I am
Wayne
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Post by staffs on Apr 23, 2005 8:32:01 GMT
I received my signed copies a few weeks ago and i have managed to get the time to read this publication and must say what a great little book.
It shows how men managed to practice the moral and social virtues and brotherhood through adversity and the lengths they went to to hold meetings with other fellow freemasons universal in prison camps.
Highly reccommended and proceeds goint to a worthy cause.
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