Author | Andrew Clark |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Knopf Canada |
Publication date | 22 October 2002 |
ISBN | 978-0676973549 |
A Keen Soldier: The Execution of Second World War Private Harold Pringle by Andrew Clark is a historical study of the only execution of a Canadian soldier for military crimes committed during the Second World War. Harold Pringle was executed for murder shortly after the conclusion of the war in Europe. [1] A Keen Soldier was published by Vintage Canada in 2002. It was a finalist for Canada's Governor General's Literary Award for non-fiction in 2003. [2]