Tank Commander

From the Fall of France to the Defeat of Germany - The Memoirs of Bill Close

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II, Biography & Memoir, Historical
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Author: Bill Close ISBN: 9781783830541
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: August 19, 2013
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military Language: English
Author: Bill Close
ISBN: 9781783830541
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: August 19, 2013
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
Language: English

Bill Close had a remarkable war. In campaign after campaign, from the defense of Calais in 1940 to the defeat of Germany in 1945, he served as a tank commander in the Royal Tank Regiment - and he survived. His tanks were hit eleven times by enemy shellfire and he bailed out. He was wounded three times. He finished the war as one of the most experienced and resourceful of British tank commanders, and in later life, he set down his wartime experiences in graphic detail. His book is not only an extraordinary memoir - it is also a compelling account of the exploits of the Royal Tank Regiment throughout the conflict. As a record of the day-to-day experience of the tank crew of seventy years ago - of the conditions they faced and the battles they fought – it has rarely been equaled.

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Bill Close had a remarkable war. In campaign after campaign, from the defense of Calais in 1940 to the defeat of Germany in 1945, he served as a tank commander in the Royal Tank Regiment - and he survived. His tanks were hit eleven times by enemy shellfire and he bailed out. He was wounded three times. He finished the war as one of the most experienced and resourceful of British tank commanders, and in later life, he set down his wartime experiences in graphic detail. His book is not only an extraordinary memoir - it is also a compelling account of the exploits of the Royal Tank Regiment throughout the conflict. As a record of the day-to-day experience of the tank crew of seventy years ago - of the conditions they faced and the battles they fought – it has rarely been equaled.

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