Medal Man
- Author Mark Smith
- Narrator Mark Smith
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date 29 January 2026
- Run Time 7 hours and 30 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Collecting coins, banknotes, medals and other related items, Memoirs, Military history, Narrative theme: Love and relationships.
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The enthralling story from military memorabilia and medal specialist Mark Smith, about his father's war and the stories that fostered Mark's enduring fascination
Sunday evenings wouldn't be the same without Mark Smith on Antiques Roadshow.
Seeing beyond the military memorabilia shared by members of the public to the often deeply moving human stories at their heart, Mark brings the past vividly to life for millions at home and has become something of a national treasure.
Historian, battlefield tour guide, expert on the Victoria Cross and story-teller, Mark grew up within a close-knit, multi-generational family in Walthamstow, during a childhood steeped in history. His rare empathy for the experience and sacrifice of past generations was fostered by Mark's WWII veteran father, who shared stories of flying special operations for the RAF. But Smith Snr was also haunted by the loss of his best friend, Harry, on a secret mission over the Indian Ocean.
From the pages of his father’s unpublished wartime memoir, to a pilgrimage to a Chennai cemetery, here Mark takes us on his most personal journey, to try to bring closure to his father’s story.
Nostalgic and heartfelt, Medal Man is the true story of a bygone East London, of a father and son who were also best friends, and of the memories that still bind us to this Greatest Generation.
© Mark Smith 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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