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Burning steel : a tank regiment at war, 1939-45 /

This is the story of a tank regiment: the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the Second World War. Raw and visceral personal recollections from the men themselves recall some of the most dramatic and horrific scenes imaginable - the sheer nerve-wracking tension of serving in highly inflammable Sherman...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hart, Peter, 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Profile Books, 2022.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Army. > 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.
World War, 1939-1945 > Tank warfare.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, British.
Tank warfare.
1939-1945
Personal narratives.
Personal narratives > British.
Table of Contents:
  • Fleeting impressions
  • Start at the beginning
  • Tiny steps
  • Why are we waiting?
  • Sherman training
  • On their way at last
  • Calm before the storm
  • Operation Epsom
  • Hill 112
  • Operation Goodwood
  • Operation Bluecoat
  • What's it like?
  • Advance through France and Belgium
  • Adventures in Holland
  • Ardennes interruption
  • Into Germany
  • How much longer?
  • Epilogue.