Field of Fire
Autor Jack Swaaben Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 mai 2007
Jack Swaab joined the veteran 51st (Highland) Infantry Division on January 3,1943. He kept a series of diaries over the following two and a half years, recording the combination of boredom and fear that characterizes active service. In mid-March 1943 he saw battle for the first time as Montgomery attacked the Mareth Line. In July that year Swaab took part in the Allied landings on Sicily, writing of the scorching humidity of the Sicilian summer. In May 1944 he records the restless time as his regiment prepared for the invasion of Normandy. In September 1944 SwaabΣs role changed dramatically, as he became a troop commander and forward observation officer. His new position meant that he was working closely with the infantry in the front line. Swaab's first five months as a forward observation officer came to an abrupt end on February 13, when he was wounded in the leg by shellfire. He was again selected for FOO duty during Operation "Varsity", the Rhine crossing, in March 1945, and received the Military Cross.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780750942768
ISBN-10: 0750942762
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 16 black and white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 120 x 197 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: The History Press Ltd
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0750942762
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 16 black and white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 120 x 197 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: The History Press Ltd
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Jack Swabb enlisted in the Royal Artillery on 10 September 1939. He kept a war diary from December 1942 until August 1945, seeing action in Tunisia and Sicily before becoming a forward observation officer in the North West Europe campaign. He was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Military Cross. Jack Swaab is married and has two sons. He lives in London.
Descriere
Joining the veteran 51st (Highland) Division in January 1943, young artillery officer Jack Swaab kept a series of diaries in which he recorded the combination of boredom and fear that characterizes life on campaign. This account covers Swaab's service in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Holland and Germany and is fully illustrated with archive photographs.