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Walter Baxter

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Walter Baxter was born in 1915. During World War II, he was a commander in the British Army and served in Burma, taking part in the fighting retreat when the Japanese invaded. Later, he served as aide-de-camp to General Slim of the 14th Army; his wartime experiences would provide the basis for Look Down in Mercy (1951).

Returning to London after the war, he worked briefly in his family’s business before deciding in 1949 to pursue a career in writing. Around the same time, he converted to Catholicism and volunteered as a missionary with the Jesuits at a jungle mission station in India.

Baxter’s first novel, Look Down in Mercy, was published to widespread acclaim in both the United Kingdom and the United States, and he was immediately hailed ...more

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	Look Down in Mercy by Walter Baxter, Gregory Woods (Introduction) 4.03 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1951 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Image and the Search 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Lift: Leadership That Soars Above and Beyond by Bob Vosburgh, Neal Barlow, Walter Baxter 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lift: Leadership That Soars Above and Beyond by Bob Vosburgh, Neal Barlow, Walter Baxter 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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