By Tank into Normandy

Informationen zum Autor Stuart Hills was 20 years old when he joined a tank regiment preparing to spearhead the D-Day landings. His parents and sister were in Hong Kong, prisoners of the Japanese, their fate unknown. One of the few surviving officers in the regiment at the end of the war, he went on to a successful business career. Klappentext 'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard Holmes'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard Holmes Zusammenfassung 'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard Holmes

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Hills, Hills Stuart
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 11.09.2003
• EAN: 9780304366408
• ISBN: 978-0-304-36640-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, British & Irish history, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / General, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Land, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces