Bernard Treves’s Boots – Part 3 | The Windy Valley Digest Podcast

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In this episode of The Windy Valley Digest Podcast, we journey through two gripping worlds:

The true, heart-wrenching 1916 letter of Antonio, an Italian prisoner of war, revealing the hunger, hardship, and hope that defined his days in captivity.

The shadowy intrigue of Bernard Treves’s Boots, where John Manton’s dangerous impersonation entangles him in espionage, betrayal, and unexpected revelations.

From the human cost of war to the perilous games of identity and loyalty, these stories remind us how fragile—and how resilient—the human spirit can be.

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Credits

Readers
Bernard Treves’s Boots
David Wales
Audio from librivox.org
Unknown French Soldier
David Wales
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Host
Vince Cowley

Sources
Antonio's P.O.W. letter and related information
Dawnon, N.P. (1918) The Good Soldier; A Selection of Soldiers’ Letters 1914-1918. New York, USA: The Macmillian Company.

Additional information on Antonio
Steege, Klyda Richardson (1917) We of Italy. New York USA: E.P. Dutton & Co.

Bernard Treves’s Boots
Clarke, L. (1920) Bernard Treves’s Boots; A Novel of the Secret Service. London, UK: Hodder and Stoughton Limited.

Music
“The Story” by Alexander Nakarada( https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com )
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ /edited from the original.