Burning Steel
eBook - ePub

Burning Steel

A Tank Regiment at War, 1939-45

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eBook - ePub

Burning Steel

A Tank Regiment at War, 1939-45

About this book

'Excellent... a raw and visceral, bird's-eye view of the action from the men who were there' The Times 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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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Maps
  6. Preface
  7. 1. Fleeting Impressions
  8. 2. Start at the Beginning
  9. 3. Tiny Steps
  10. 4. Why are we Waiting?
  11. 5. Sherman Training
  12. 6. On Their Way at Last
  13. 7. Calm before the Storm
  14. 8. Operation Epsom
  15. 9. Hill 112
  16. 10. Operation Goodwood
  17. 11. Operation Bluecoat
  18. 12. What’s It Like?
  19. 13. Advance through France and Belgium
  20. 14. Adventures in Holland
  21. 15. Ardennes interruption
  22. 16. Into Germany
  23. 17. How Much Longer?
  24. Epilogue
  25. Notes
  26. Acknowledgments
  27. Index