By Tank into Normandy
$34.80
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2003
Summary
From Public School to Normandy: A Tank Commander’s Journey Through Hell
Stuart Hills, a 20-year-old officer cadet fresh from public school, set sail for Normandy on June 4th, 1944. Two days later, his Sherman DD tank lay at the bottom of the sea, and he and his crew were adrift in a rubber dinghy.
This is the gripping story of his survival and rapid education in the brutal realities of tank warfare amidst the Normandy bocage. Through constant close encounters with the enemy …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780304366408 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0304366404 |
| Series: | Cassell Military Paperbacks |
| Author: | Stuart Hills |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Cassell Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 219g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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About The Author
Stuart Hills
Stuart Hills was 20 years old when he joined a tank regiment preparing to spearhead the D-Day landings. His parents and sister were in Hong Kong, prisoners of the Japanese, their fate unknown. One of the few surviving officers in the regiment at the end of the war, he went on to a successful business career.
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