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In the Face of the Enemy A Battery Sergeant Major in Action in the Second World War

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In the Face of the Enemy A Battery Sergeant Major in Action in the Second World War

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Ernest Powdrill

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9781783375462, 9781844158508, 9781844684502

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Pen & Sword Military (ORIM)

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In Part One Powdrill describes his experiences in France during ‘the Phoney War and then their baptism by fire in May 1940, culminating in the evacuation from Dunkirk having left their disabled guns behind. Ernest was wounded but many of his colleagues were killed by ferocious German counter-battery fire. Part 2 tells a very different story in more detail. By now a Sergeant Major in an armoured tracked regiment, the author fought through from the Normandy beaches to the River Maas. He describes the near constant action in graphic terms. In the Face of the Enemy is a splendid soldiers story full of understatement and atmosphere. Success is tinged with sadness for lost comrades and admiration for his fellow men.

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In the Face of the Enemy A Battery Sergeant Major in Action in the Second World War

SKU: 9781844684502

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Full Title

In the Face of the Enemy A Battery Sergeant Major in Action in the Second World War

Author(s)

Ernest Powdrill

Edition
ISBN

9781844684502, 9781844158508

Publisher

Pen & Sword Military (ORIM)

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

In Part One Powdrill describes his experiences in France during ‘the Phoney War and then their baptism by fire in May 1940, culminating in the evacuation from Dunkirk having left their disabled guns behind. Ernest was wounded but many of his colleagues were killed by ferocious German counter-battery fire. Part 2 tells a very different story in more detail. By now a Sergeant Major in an armoured tracked regiment, the author fought through from the Normandy beaches to the River Maas. He describes the near constant action in graphic terms. In the Face of the Enemy is a splendid soldiers story full of understatement and atmosphere. Success is tinged with sadness for lost comrades and admiration for his fellow men.