Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day

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I would definitely recommend An Englishman At War, as it tells the story perfectly of the SRY before D-day.

It can be easy truncate those 12 months and to forget the brutal fighting that took place before victory in Europe was secured. If Joseph Stalin was right about one thing it was his assertion that “the death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic. Although the 75mm couldn't penetrate the Panther and Tiger tanks from the front, the British 17-pounder mounted on the Sherman 'Firefly' as an 'aftermarket upgrade' could.This is probably as good a book as you will ever read on armoured warfare in North West Europe, 1944-45. Through compelling eye-witness testimony and renowned historian James Holland's expert analysis Brothers In Arms brings to vivid life the final bloody scramble across Europe from the powerful perspective of one of the greatest tank regiments- the Sherwood Rangers. He is currently writing Civilian Armies , a comparative history of the experience of soldiers from Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa in World War I and World War II. Then they were sent to the Western Desert and converted, for a short time, to an artillery unit, and then to an armored unit.

Please don't worry about about the condition of any 2nd Hand Books or other items you purchase, they'll be exactly as described in the details section. The renowned historian and author of Normandy ’44 recounts the operations and personal experiences of the legendary Sherwood Rangers during WWII.

He tells the story of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, who started the war as mounted part-time cavalrymen in Palestine and ended it as a seasoned and professional tank regiment with the most battle honours of any unit in the British Army. They fought against Rommel in North Africa, joined the campaign in Italy, landed at Normandy on D-Day, and were in the European theater until after the end of the war.

Considering the never-ending onslaught of books on World War II, I've been aware of James Holland for awhile, but nothing that he has previously written really seemed essential to me. They and their Sherman tanks covered thousands of miles and endured some of the fiercest fighting in Western Europe. The unit’s casualties amounted to some 40 per cent of the regiment, an enormous figure, but one that remains a cold statistic without the stories of the men behind it. The author's youthfulness helps to assure the inevitable comparison with the Anne Frank diary although over and above the sphere of suffering shared, and in this case extended to the death march itself, there is no spiritual or emotional legacy here to offset any reader reluctance. Corrupt and incompetent law enforcement and judicial systems ensured that the perpetrators were never found or punished until the young J.

A highly detailed account of the tank unit the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry from D-Day on June 6th, 1944 to the end of World War II. They had learned their trade the hard way, under the burning sun of North Africa, on the battlefields of El Alamein and Alam el Halfa. He has written and presented the BAFTA shortlisted documentaries Battle of Britain and Dam Busters for the BBC, and his WWII podcast, We Have Ways of Making You Talk, now has millions of listeners. This grossly oversimplified understanding has created many complexities in our lives and taken away from us the very fundamentals of the joy of living. The winter of '44-'45 saw the NW European theater experience some of the worst, wettest and coldest weather in years.