At Close Range
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At Close Range

Life and Death in an Artillery Regiment, 1939-45

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eBook - ePub

At Close Range

Life and Death in an Artillery Regiment, 1939-45

About this book

WINNER OF THE MILITARY HISTORY MATTERS AWARD 'Hart is a historian and author at the peak of his powers' Richard van Emden The best way to understand what it was like to fight in the Second World War is to see it through the eyes of the soldiers who fought it. The South Notts Hussars fought at almost every major battle of the Second World War, from the Siege of Tobruk to the Battle of El Alamein and the D-Day Landings. Here, Peter Hart draws on detailed interviews conducted with members of the regiment, to provide both a comprehensive account of the conflict and reconstruct its most thrilling moments in the words of the men who experienced it. This is military history at its best: outlining the path from despair to victory, and allowing us to share in soldiers' hopes and fears; the deafening explosions of the shells, the scream of the diving Stukas and the wounded; the pleasures of good comrades and the devastating despair at lost friends.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Maps
  7. Preface
  8. 1. As Bad as It Gets
  9. 2. Growing Pains
  10. 3. The Basics
  11. 4. Mobilisation
  12. 5. Getting Ready
  13. 6. Phoney War in Palestine
  14. 7. Mersa Matruh
  15. 8. Siege of Tobruk
  16. 9. A Way of Life
  17. 10. Breakout from Tobruk
  18. 11. Battle of Knightsbridge, 27 May 1942
  19. 12. The Last Round, 6 June 1942
  20. 13. Rebuilding
  21. 14. Battle of El Alamein
  22. 15. Advance to Victory in North Africa
  23. 16. Sicilian Sojourn
  24. 17. Back Home
  25. 18. Normandy Attrition
  26. 19. End Game in Europe
  27. 20. Germany
  28. 21. Après la Guerre
  29. Images
  30. Interviewees
  31. Notes
  32. Acknowledgements
  33. Picture Credits