Tank Action An Armoured Troop Commander's War 1944-45

A gripping account of the Second World War, from the perspective of a young tank commander. In 1944, David Render was a nineteen-year-old second lieutenant fresh from Sandhurst when he was sent to France. Joining the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry five days after the D-Day landings, the combat-hardened men he was sent to command did not expect him to last long. However, in the following weeks of ferocious fighting in which more than 90 per cent of his fellow tank commanders became casualties, his ability to emerge unscathed from countless combat engagements earned him the nickname of the 'Inevitable Mr Render'. In Tank Action Render tells his remarkable story, spanning every major episode of the last year of the Second World War from the invasion of Normandy to the fall of Germany. Ultimately it is a story of survival, comradeship and the ability to stand up and be counted as a leader in combat.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Render, Stuart Tootal, David Tootal Render, Tootal Stuart, Captain David Render
• Editore: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.05.2017
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Saggistica > Storia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945)
• EAN: 9781474603287
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-0328-7
• Numero di pagine: 352
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 12.8 x 19.8 x 3 cm
• Categorie: D-Day, Keywords, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles, Military vehicles, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), World War II, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Modern warfare, Tanks & military land vehicles, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Land, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, World War 2, tank warfare, normandy landings, veteran memoir, troop leader, bill bellamy, veteran autobiography, Battle of Normandy, sherman tank, invasion of normandy, operation market garden, the tank war, sherwood rangers, mark urban