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Fighting Hitler From Dunkirk to D-Day is the compelling story of a man belonging to a group of which there are now very few survivors. Jeff Haward MM is a pre-war Territorial Army soldier who enlisted merely for something to do in the evenings. Consequently, he fought throughout the entirety of the Second World War. Jeff is a ‘Die Hard’, the historic name given to men of the famous Middlesex Regiment. He joined the 1/7th Battalion, a machine-gun battalion, equipped with the British Army’s iconic Vickers medium machine gun. Following evacuation from Dunkirk, the 1/7th, while refitting and re-equipping, carried out coastal defence duties in preparation for the German invasion. So desperate was the situation that on sentry duty, the one rifle per section had to be handed to the next sentry, along with the only ammunition available – three rounds! In 1941, they were attached to the famous 51st Highland Division. The less than enthusiastic welcome from the Jocks gradually evolved into respect following the Middlesex’s performance at El Alamein and the subsequent campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy and North West Europe. Following the Reichswald battle, in March 1945, Jeff was surprised to hear that he had been awarded the Military Medal for bravery and was subsequently awarded the ribbon by none other than Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery. Jeff Haward’s experiences, those of a normal soldier, make fascinating reading and throw new light on the use of such Vickers gun battalions during the war.

Langue

en

Version

Couverture rigide

Date de sortie initiale

07 avril 2015

Nombre de pages

176

Illustrations

Non

Personnes impliquées

Auteur principal

Jeff Haward

Deuxième auteur

Neil Barber

Coauteur

Neil Barber

Editeur principal

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Autres spécifications

Hauteur de l’emballage

234 mm

Largeur d’emballage

156 mm

Livre d‘étude

Oui

Longueur d’emballage

234 mm

Poids de l’emballage

381 g

Police de caractères extra large

Non

Porno

Non

EAN

EAN

9781473826991

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Opérateur économique responsable dans l’UE

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Histoire

Guerres

Seconde guerre mondiale

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Disponibilité

Disponible à l’adresse suivante

Langue

Anglais

Type de livre

Hardcover