Poor Bloody Infantry, 1939-1945
Poor Bloody Infantry, 1939-1945

Author: Charles Whiting

Publisher: Spellmount, Limited Publishers

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9781862273771

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Nobody in the Second World War paid a higher price for the failure of politicians and generals than the infantry, whatever their nationality. Most battalions had a 100 per cent turn over due to casualties, some as high as 200 per cent. The majority of histories of the Second World War focus on what are perceived to be the more glamorous aspects of the conflict: flying aces, new technologies, politics. However, Charles Whiting's classic book, now reprinted in paperback is in the author's own words not a history. Poor Bloody Infantry is the story of the brave men whose efforts were so central to Allied victory but which has been gravely neglected by many writers on the Second World War. Whiting's vivid account of their experiences puts the reader in the thick of their struggles: firing useless Boyes rifles at oncoming SS tanks; crouching low in foxholes beneath a yellow incandescence as the surrounding dessert rocks and roars. Detailed and personal in scope, Poor Bloody Infantry deals with all aspects of the uncomfortable day-to-day life of infantrymen in the Second World War ranging from experiences in combat to such matters as foul tinned rations and VD.

Poor Bloody Infantry
Poor Bloody Infantry

Author: Charles Whiting

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13:

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"The six year nightmare of World War II was nowhere more hellish than in the slit trenches -- living graves where distressingly callow infantrymen did their best to be heroes. Raked and pounded in the fields of Northern France, burned and bombarded in the Western Desert, steaming and rotting in the jungles of South East Asia, the P.B.I -- Poor Bloody Infantry -- saw the sharp end of war, far from home and often far from hope ... From the half-mad dream of training camps where they polished their insteps and scrubbed floors with toothbrushes, these young men in their field grey, olive drab and khaki ... had been sent packing into the teeth of the German war machine, waking up to the terrifying reality of the front, and sometimes the beyond of human endurance. They came face to face with their enemies as drawing room generals can never do, fought and died, rejoiced in their mates, sang songs, told black jokes and looked forward to the 'dixies' of stew, the postcards from home and the breathers between bombardments"--Jacket.

Armoured Warfare in the British Army 1939–1945
Armoured Warfare in the British Army 1939–1945

Author: Dick Taylor

Publisher: Pen and Sword Military

Published: 2022-10-21

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1399081063

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The second volume in Dick Taylor’s three-volume illustrated history of the evolution of armored maneuver warfare in the British army covers the period of the Second World War, in which the tank came of age and developed into the principal land weapon of decision. He describes how, during the first half of the war, the British army came close to disaster from the armored warfare perspective and how the bitter lessons of failure were learned in time to deliver success in 1944 and 1945. As well as providing a fascinating overview of the tactical use of armor during the main campaigns, he considers such much-neglected aspects as the role of training and organization, officer selection and recruitment, and the mechanization of other arms. His wide-ranging book also features extensive, well-laid-out tables giving key information about British armor during this period. This expert account quotes heavily from the vivid recollections of soldiers who served in armor, and is not afraid to criticize as well as praise.

Emergence of Terrorism
Emergence of Terrorism

Author: Larry Burchall

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9788126904112

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Are You Wondering If The World Is A Safer Or More Dangerous Place After September 11Th For You? Are You Wondering Just Who Could Be Against Us ? This Book Will Help Show You And Help You Work Out For Yourself, The People And The Nations That May Present Future Problems To You And Your Loved Ones. This Book Will Also Help You Understand Why?The Author Is An Ex-Professional Soldier. He Shows That Activists Caused Many Of The Changes Whose Benefits We Now Enjoy. He Shows That It Was Activists Who Did So Much Damage On 11Th September.He Shows The Link Between What S Called Activism And What S Referred To As Terrorism.Some Of The Ideas Set Out In This Book May Cause You Unease. You May End Up Feeling Concerned As The Author Describes The Workings Of The Powerful Modern Media And The Effects That Its Working Can Have On You. You'Ll Find A Description Of Just Who And What Constitutes The West And Westerners. Will The West Be Able To Put An End To Terrorism? You Ll Find An Interesting Answer In This Book.

Military Training in the British Army, 1940-1944
Military Training in the British Army, 1940-1944

Author: Dr Timothy Harrison Place

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-01-20

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1135266492

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In this study, the author traces the reasons for the British Army's tactical weakness in Normany to flaws in its training in Britain. The armour suffered from failures of experience. Disagreements between General Montgomery and the War Office exacerbated matters.