Robert Widders
  • About Me
  • My Photos: Navy, Army, Air Force
    • Royal Navy >
      • HMS Grenville
      • HMS Danae
      • HMS Ganges and HMS Raleigh
    • Army >
      • 3rd Royal Tank Regiment
    • Royal Air Force >
      • RAF
      • Gulf War - No 4 RAF War Hospital
    • Everest
    • Africa
  • Books
    • The Lisbon Maru Massacre
    • A Few Deeds Short Of A Hero
    • Forged in Blood and Music
    • Spitting On A Soldier's Grave
    • The Emperor's Irish Slaves
    • Be Proud Of Them
    • Quin Abbey
    • Reviews and Editorials
  • Lisbon Maru Prisoners of War
    • Photos of the Prisoners of War >
      • Photos: Surname A >
        • Surname A
        • Allport, Albert
        • Alsey, Arthur
      • Photos: Surname B - C >
        • Surname B - C
        • Bowen, John W.
      • Photos: Surname D - E >
        • Surname D - E
        • Denton, J.
      • Photos: Surname F - G >
        • Surname F - G
        • Godson, A.
      • Photos: Surname H - I >
        • Surname H - I
        • Inglis, J
      • Photos: Surname J - K
      • Photos: Surname L - M
      • Photos: Surname N - O
      • Photos: Surname P - Q
      • Photos: Surname R - S
      • Photos: Surname T - U
      • Photos: Surname V - Y >
        • Surname V - Y
        • White, A.
    • Timeline of Events
    • POWs Died Sept. 27 - Oct. 5, 1942
    • POWs - Oct 6 1942, onwards
  • Contact Robert Widders
  • About Me
  • My Photos: Navy, Army, Air Force
    • Royal Navy >
      • HMS Grenville
      • HMS Danae
      • HMS Ganges and HMS Raleigh
    • Army >
      • 3rd Royal Tank Regiment
    • Royal Air Force >
      • RAF
      • Gulf War - No 4 RAF War Hospital
    • Everest
    • Africa
  • Books
    • The Lisbon Maru Massacre
    • A Few Deeds Short Of A Hero
    • Forged in Blood and Music
    • Spitting On A Soldier's Grave
    • The Emperor's Irish Slaves
    • Be Proud Of Them
    • Quin Abbey
    • Reviews and Editorials
  • Lisbon Maru Prisoners of War
    • Photos of the Prisoners of War >
      • Photos: Surname A >
        • Surname A
        • Allport, Albert
        • Alsey, Arthur
      • Photos: Surname B - C >
        • Surname B - C
        • Bowen, John W.
      • Photos: Surname D - E >
        • Surname D - E
        • Denton, J.
      • Photos: Surname F - G >
        • Surname F - G
        • Godson, A.
      • Photos: Surname H - I >
        • Surname H - I
        • Inglis, J
      • Photos: Surname J - K
      • Photos: Surname L - M
      • Photos: Surname N - O
      • Photos: Surname P - Q
      • Photos: Surname R - S
      • Photos: Surname T - U
      • Photos: Surname V - Y >
        • Surname V - Y
        • White, A.
    • Timeline of Events
    • POWs Died Sept. 27 - Oct. 5, 1942
    • POWs - Oct 6 1942, onwards
  • Contact Robert Widders
Robert Widders

A FEW DEEDS SHORT OF A HERO

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A Few Deeds Short Of A Hero
First published 2009
Quartet Books Ltd
ISBN 978 0 7043 7147 7


Robert Widders served in all three branches of the armed services; the Royal Navy, the Army and the RAF. A Few Deeds Short of a Hero tracks his life from childhood through naval service in the NATO rapid response Atlantic Squadron during the Cold War, through Army military manoeuvres in Germany, and active service in RAF Field Hospitals during the Gulf War.

Reviews:

"Graphically charts the highs and lows, boredom and excitement, camaraderie and tragedy of military life."
Liverpool Post

"Wonderfully self-deprecating."
Ryan Tubridy, the Tubridy Show, Radio 1 (Ireland)

"Adventurous is an understatement when describing Robert Widders."
University of Birmingham, Alumni News

"A unique insight into the mind-set of the enlisted man."
Ireland's Big Issue
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