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PATRICK DELAFORCE Churchill's Desert Rats. From Normandy to Berlin With the 7th Armoured Division
London England, Chancellor Press, 1999. 1st Chancellor Press Edition, Binding: Decorative Boards, Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0753702649 Hardback Published in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Normandy landings. The Desert Rats, the 7th Armoured Division, wore its famous insignia of the jerboa, the long-tailed rodent, with pride. It was Winston Churchill's favourite division and was widely recognised as being among the most powerful in Europe during the Second World War. This book tells the story of the division's final campaign, from Normandy to Berlin, in the words of the soldiers who fought with it: troopers and privates, sergaents, young troop leaders and company commanders, all have their individual tales to tell. Here are first-hand accounts of the terrible struggle in Normandy after the D-Day landings, and the division's part in operations Goodwood and Bluecoat; of the break-out and great 'Swan' to liberate all northern France and Belgium; the taking of the Ghent, and the long months of fighting in the Peel country in the Netherlands; Operation Blackcock, the crossing of the Rhine and the march through Germany; the capture of Hamburg, and the final triumphant entry into Berlin. Published in commemeration of the 50th anniversay of the Normandy landings, this book is illustrated with over forty black and white contemporary photographs showing the division in action. It will appeal not only to those who still have memories of the battles and to those who fought in the Second World War, but also to readers interested in the day-to-day actions of soldiers in the front line for almost a year. Illustrated. Illustrated laminated boards. .
Offered for GBP 13.50 = appr. US$ 21.51 by: The London Bookworm - Book number: 025778
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