Tomorrow will be a good day
Moore, Tom, 1920-20212021
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Captain Tom Moore is an inspiration. At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in early April this 99-year-old Second World War veteran came up with a big idea: he'd walk laps of his garden to raise money for the NHS. Despite using a walking frame as well as recent treatment for cancer and a broken hip, he was determined to hit £1000 by his 100th birthday on 30th April. By the time the telegram from the Queen arrived, he'd raised over £30 million. In this, his official autobiography, published in support of the creation of the Captain Tom Foundation, he tells us of his long and dramatic life. How his spirit was forged on the battlefields of Burma where victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat. How he fearlessly raced motorbikes competitively. How, in his 90s, he took off for the Himalayas and Everest, simply because he'd never been. And, finally, how this old soldier came to do his bit for the NHS.
Main title:
Tomorrow will be a good day / Captain Sir Tom Moore.
Author:
Moore, Tom, 1920-2021, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2021.
Collation:
390 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: UK: Michael Joseph, 2020.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780241486122 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2974858