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[From] Dunkirk to the Rhineland : diaries and sketches of Sergeant C.S. Murrell, Welsh Guards / edited by Nick Murrell.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murrell, C. S. (Charles Stuart), 1912-1987.
- Murrell, C. S.
- Soldiers--Wales--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (251 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire [England] : Pen & Sword Military, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Charles (Charlie to his comrades) Murrell kept detailed diaries of his service with the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards throughout the Second World War as Guardsman (later Sergeant).This book starts on 10 May 1940 with the Blitzkrieg on Arras and the retreat to Dunkirk. The Dunkirk beaches and his own undignified evacuation are described in some detail and occasional humour.The second part begins on 20 June 1944 when the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards set sail for Normandy and they take part in the Battle for Caen with engagements at Cheux, Cagny and Colombelles and thence to the Bocage country with a
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Dunkirk
- pt. 2. Normandy, 20 June-28 August 1944
- pt. 3. Brussels to the Rhineland, 2 September 1944-26 March 1945.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781783039500
- 1783039507
- 9781299199064
- 1299199062
- 9781844684403
- 1844684407
- OCLC:
- 797917232
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