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From Omaha to the Scheldt: The Story of 47 Royal Marine Commando during WW II

Door John Forfar

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#322580-XB7
Titel	From Omaha to the Scheldt: The Story of 47 Royal Marine Commando during WW II
Auteur	Forfar, John
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Tuckwell Press
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	1862322678
ISBN13	9781862322677
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	47 Royal Marine Commando played a distinguished part in World War II in Europe. John Forfar, its medical officer, was in the thick of it. The Commando's battle actions included the D-Day capture of Port-en-Bessin, vital to the British Army's petrol supply; its participation in the defence of the Orme bridgehead, and the ultimate break-out; its harassment of the retreating enemy as, in a series of headlong battles, it swept northwards along 300 miles of the French and Belgian coastal regions; and its successful participation in one of the most formidably opposed seaborne landings of the war against the 'Atlantic Wall' at the fanatically defended stronghold of Walcheren at the mouth of the Scheldt. A medical officer is ideally placed to describe the reality of frontline battle with its inte... (Lees verder)nse fears and physical dangers, the stresses it imposes on body and mind, its killing and wounding, its triumphs and its tribulations, its aftermath. John Forfar could appreciate the deeds of courage and the determination of the commandos at every level. He tells us also of the historical significance of the Commando's actions, which the passage of time has revealed, and something of the experiences of the oppressed populations they liberated, as well as some of the dramas of inhumanity and false witness which are the common currency of war.
Pagina's	400
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 50,00

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