Field of Fire: Diary of a Gunner Officer - Softcover

Swaab, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750942762 ISBN 13: 9780750942768

Verlag: The History Press, 2007

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Jack Swaab joined the veteran 51st (Highland) Infantry Division on 3 January 1943. He kept a series of diaries over the following two and a half years, recording the combination of boredom and fear that characterises 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 Swaab's role changed dramatically, as he moved from commanding a troop to being a 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 13 February, 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.

Biografía del autor:

JACK SWAAB 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.

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• Verlag: The History Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0750942762
• ISBN 13: 9780750942768
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 448