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Gerald Hanley (17 February 1916 – 7 September 1992) [1] was an Irish novelist and travel writer and was born in Liverpool of Irish parents. Hanley's novels reflect his experiences of living in Africa, Burma and the Indian sub-continent, as well as his life as a soldier. His first book, Monsoon Victory was published in 1946, and his last novel ...
Sep 25, 1992 · Gerald Hanley, an Irish novelist whose days in Africa inspired "The Consul at Sunset" and other books depicting the decline of the British Empire, died on Sept. 7. He was 76 years old.
Gerald Hanley has 24 books on Goodreads with 1407 ratings. Gerald Hanley’s most popular book is Warriors: Life and Death Among the Somalis.
Gerald Hanley, writer, born 17 February 1916, died Dun Laoghaire Co Dublin 7 September 1992. THROUGHOUT his career as a writer Gerald Hanley suffered from the fact that it was his first novel, The ...
May 9, 2021 · Summary: An exquisite book about an unusual aspect of the Second World War in a part of the world that is still little known and understood. Warriors is Gerald Hanley’s account of his experiences during the Second World War when he was posted to Somalia as an officer with the King’s African Rifles. Somali friends have described it to me as ...
Gerald Hanley. Eland, 2004 - History - 228 pages. "Somalia is one of the world's most desolate, sun-scorched lands, inhabited by fierce and independent-minded tribesmen. It was here that Gerald Hanley spent the Second World War, charged with preventing bloodshed between feuding tribes at a remote out-station. Rations were scarce, pay infrequent ...
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Warriors: Life and Death Among the Somalis. Gerald Hanley. Eland, 1993 - History - 179 pages. A superb portrait of one of the world's most desolate lands, Inhabited by fiercely independent tribesmen. Describing a little known aspect of WWII, A group of British Army soldiers try to prevent bloodshed between feuding Somalian tribes.
