H. C. Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 20, 1890 |
| Died | August 25, 1943 (aged 52) Brighton, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | History |
Francis Harold Courtenay Lupin Armstrong (20 October 1890 – 25 August 1943),[1] commonly known as Harold Courtenay Armstrong or H. C. Armstrong, was a British sea captain and historian.[2]
Biography
[edit]During World War I Armstrong was captured by the Turks in the Siege of Kut, where he subsequently was forced to march to Turkey as a Prisoner of war. Following a failed escape Armstrong was imprisoned for six months. Following his release from prison, he was appointed Staff Officer for all prisoners of war. In a notably, he served as both prosecutor and interpreter during Turkish courts-martial proceedings against prisoner of war camp commanders accused of mistreating prisoners.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]- Turkey in Travail: The Birth of a New Nation (1925)
- The Mosque of the Roses (1927), novel
- Turkey and Syria Reborn (1930)
- Grey Wolf, Mustafa Kemal: An Intimate Study of a Dictator (1932), a biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk[3]
- Tales of Hazard (1932)
- On the Run: Escaping Tales (1934)
- Unending Battle (1934), a fictionalized biography of Leo Kereselidze[4]
- Lord of Arabia: Ibn Saud: An Intimate Study of a King (1934), a biography of Ibn Saud
- Grey Steel, J. C. Smuts: A Study in Arrogance (1937), a biography of Jan Smuts
References
[edit]- ^ "Harold Courtney Armstrong". WorldCat Entities. 1925.
- ^ a b "H. C. Armstrong". April 1939.
- ^ Özmen, Ceyda (2018-10-03). "Retranslating in a Censorial Context: H.C. Armstrong's Grey Wolf in Turkish". In Albachten, Özlem Berk; Gürçağlar, Şehnaz Tahir (eds.). Perspectives on Retranslation: Ideology, Paratexts, Methods (1 ed.). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203702819-4. ISBN 978-0-203-70281-9.
- ^ Smele, Jonathan D. (2006), The Russian Revolution and Civil War, 1917-1921: An Annotated Bibliography, p. 467. Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 0-8264-9067-0.
External links
[edit]- Works by Harold Courtenay Armstrong at Faded Page (Canada)
