An account of how a timid and unaggressive young man of 19 in 1939 was transformed by the inexorable pressures of World War II into a competent infantryman. The author served in two infantry battalions in the campaign in Europe from D-Day to VE day, from Normandy to Germany. The book provides a personal account of the war, with extracts from wartime newspaper reports, radio broadcasts and speeches. Picot joined the Hampshire Regiment which were to be in the first wave of the assault on Normandy and on D-Day, in their first assault, the Hampshires lost 64 soldiers and 118 were wounded.
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Anbieter: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. An account of how a timid and unaggressive young man of 19 in 1939 was transformed by the inexorable pressures of World War II into a competent infantryman. The author served in two infantry battalions in the campaign in Europe from D-Day to VE day, from Normandy to Germany. The book provides a personal account of the war, with extracts from wartime newspaper reports, radio broadcasts and speeches. Picot joined the Hampshire Regiment which were to be in the first wave of the assault on Normandy and on D-Day, in their first assault, the Hampshires lost 64 soldiers and 118 were wounded. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR003311037
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Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:9780140176261. Artikel-Nr. 3955953
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Anbieter: Barksdale Books, Almere, Niederlande
Zustand: Good. Paperback, illustrated with b/w photographs, 4to. Artikel-Nr. 272428
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Anbieter: Barksdale Books, Almere, Niederlande
Zustand: Good. Paperback, illustrated with b/w photographs, 4to. Artikel-Nr. 333215-VF37
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Anbieter: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, Neuseeland
Paperback. Zustand: Good. 336 pages. cover corners worn, spine faded, text tannedAn account of how a timid and unaggressive young man of 19 in 1939 was transf ormed by the inexorable pressures of World War II into a competent infantryman. The author served in two infantry battalions in the campaign in Europe from D-Da. Artikel-Nr. 6659p
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Anbieter: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, Vereinigtes Königreich
Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Penguin Edition. Paperback. Couple of slight creases to front cover. His compelling narrative, largely written just after the war, vividly reveals how an unexceptional, unaggresive boy of nineteen was moulded by training and by fighting experience into a highly competent soldier. Few other writers have described so powerfully the confusing been and flow of battle, the rain, the broken nights, the numbing fear, the efforts to maintain morale, the awesome responsibilities of front-line command and, despite it all, the sense that duty was inescapable. The story of Picot and the 1st Hampshires is unique, yet also the story of a generation - a generation of ordinary men called upon to do extraordinary things. Illustrated. 318 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). Artikel-Nr. 073284
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