This memoir is an account of the experiences of a front-line infantry officer with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the desperate battle for Normandy and the Allied advance in 1944-45. It evokes the confusion, horror and comradeship of war - from the killing fields of the Normandy bocage, through house-to-house fighting in shattered Flemish towns, to the final Rhine crossing. The story tells how the author, his fellow officers and the men of his company lived through one of the bitterest compaigns in history.
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This memoir is an account of the experiences of a front-line infantry officer with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the desperate battle for Normandy and the Allied advance in 1944-45. It evokes the confusion, horror and comradeship of war - from the killing fields of the Normandy bocage, through house-to-house fighting in shattered Flemish towns, to the final Rhine crossing. The story tells how the author, his fellow officers and the men of his company lived through one of the bitterest compaigns in history.
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Like New. A trade paperback in excellent condition, clean with a tight binding and an unmarked text. From a private smoke free collection. Shipping within 24 hours, with a tracking number and delivery confirmation.
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Reissue. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp. 223. Original publisher's binding in red, lettered gilt at spine. Dust jacket in red and yellow on white, lettered black with a drawing of rampant lion. ISBN: 0850520355. Very good indeed in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly used and nicked at top edges.
