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| breem, wallace | |
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At the age of 18, Breem entered the Indian Army ’s Officers Training School, and in 1945 was commissioned as an officer of the Corps Of Guides , an elite Cavalry detachment of the North West Frontier Force. After Partition in 1947, Breem returned to England and held a variety of jobs which included labourer in a tannery, assistant to a veterinary surgeon, and rent-collector in the East End of London. He eventually joined the library staff of the Inner Temple in London, in 1950. Breem was a founder member of the British And Irish Association Of Law Librarians ( BIALL ), and at various times held the offices of Secretary, Treasurer, Chairman, Vice-President, and President in that organization. In 1990, BIALL inaugurated the Wallace Breem award in his memory. NON-FICTION
Breem made many notable contributions to works of scholarship, including the ''Manual of Law Librarianship'', the ''New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature'', and various papers, reports, articles, and Standards. NOVELS
:This classic has been described as the most powerful work of English historical fiction. It is set on Hadrian’s Wall and around Mainz (Moguntiacum), and dramatizes the events leading up to the Germanic crossing of the frozen Rhine at the end of 406 CE. The main character, Maximus, together with Quintus and many other details from the book, inspired the opening sequence of the film ''Gladiator'' , which won five Academy Awards in 2001.
:A political intrigue, set in Rome and North Africa in 24/23BCE.
:A military adventure, set in India in 1919. EXTERNAL LINKS
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