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The seven lives of Colonel Patterson : how an Irish lion hunter led the Jewish Legion to victory
- Title
- The seven lives of Colonel Patterson : how an Irish lion hunter led the Jewish Legion to victory / Denis Brian ; with an afterword by Alan Patterson.
- Author
- Brian, Denis.
- Publication
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | CT788.P375 B75 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xv, 266 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- This first full-length biography of British Colonel John Henry Patterson (1867-1947) describes the man as a blend of seven identities: Irish-born soldier, lion hunter, bridge builder, East African game warden, author, man-about-town, and Zionist. As information on Patterson's childhood is scarce, the biography begins with his assignment in East Africa and goes up to his later years working for the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Brian is the author of other biographies and books.
- Subject
- Patterson, J. H. 1867-1947
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 > Friends and associates
- Patterson, J. H. 1867-1947
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
- Patterson, John H
- Great Britain. Army. Jewish Legion > History
- Great Britain. Army. Jewish Legion
- Jüdische Legion
- 1900-1999
- Soldiers > Great Britain > Biography
- World War, 1914-1918 > Regimental histories
- Zionists > Biography
- Hunters > Africa, East > Biography
- Explorers > Africa > Biography
- Authors, English > Biography
- Authors, English
- Explorers
- Friendship
- Hunters
- Regimental histories
- Soldiers
- Zionists
- Zionismus
- Jäger
- Israel > History, Military > 20th century
- Africa
- Africa, East
- Great Britain
- Israel
- Ostafrika
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biographies.
- History.
- Military history.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258) and index.
- Contents
- 1 The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, 1896-1901 1 -- 2 Boer War Bravado, 1900-1907 34 -- 3 Theodore Roosevelt's Friendship, 1907 42 -- 4 Fatal Safari Leader, 1908 46 -- 5 Rumors of a "Sinister Character," 1908-1909 57 -- 6 Adventures in Africa and among the High and Mighty, 1909-1914 73 -- 7 World War I, Patterson Leads the Zion Mule Corps, 1914-1916 83 -- 8 Patterson's Fight to Create a Jewish Legion, 1916-1918 106 -- 9 Patterson's Jewish Legion Fights for Palestine, 1918-1919 119 -- 10 Patterson's Command of the Sinai, 1919-1920 140 -- 11 Defending the Jewish Homeland, 1919-1930 148 -- 12 Murder on a Tel Aviv Beach and the Start of World War II, 1931-1939 169 -- 13 World War II and a Recruiting Drive for a Jewish Army, 1939-1944 187 -- 14 Victory, 1944-1948 204.
- ISBN
- 9780815609278
- 0815609272
- LCCN
- 2008008870
- OCLC
- ocn184829344
- 184829344
- SCSB-1480330
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library