Burning steel : a tank regiment at war, 1939-45 /
by Hart, Peter.
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BookPublisher: London : Profile Books, 2022Description: xvii, 462 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781788166393 (hbk.) :; 1788166396 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 940.5412 HARSubject(s): Great Britain. Army. Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, 2nd | World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank warfare | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and Defence | European history | Second World War | Military vehiclesSummary: 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 tanks, the sudden impact of German shells, the desperate scramble to bail out, and the awful fate of those who couldn't. Even if they made it out of the tank, they were still vulnerable to being brutally cut down by German infantry. Yet amidst these horrors, the humanity of these men shines through. And as we follow in their tracks, through letters, diaries and eye-witness accounts, they will change how we think about tank warfare forever.
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| 940.5405 BAT A crime in the family / | 940.5409 DAV Europe at war: 1939-1945 no simple victory | 940.5412 DAV Devil dogs : first in, last out : King Company from Guadalcanal to the shores of Japan / | 940.5412 HAR Burning steel : a tank regiment at war, 1939-45 / | 940.5412 HEN Sons and soldiers : the Jews who escaped the Nazis and returned for retribution / | 940.5412 HOL Brothers in arms : one legendary tank regiment's bloody war from D-Day to VE Day / | 940.5412 KEM Raiders |
Illustration on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 tanks, the sudden impact of German shells, the desperate scramble to bail out, and the awful fate of those who couldn't. Even if they made it out of the tank, they were still vulnerable to being brutally cut down by German infantry. Yet amidst these horrors, the humanity of these men shines through. And as we follow in their tracks, through letters, diaries and eye-witness accounts, they will change how we think about tank warfare forever.
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