Been looking for a copy of this for some time. One appeared on Amazon Marketplace - with no photo and very basic description - at a very reasonable £20 . Pleased when it arrived in mint condition -
But oh - that's a shame - someone had scribbled inside....
A nice surprise - it's an author's presentation copy. The author being Lt.-Col. Terence Otway, who as CO led the 9th Bn Parachute Regiment assault on the Merville Battery on D-Day, and then during the 21st Panzer Divn counterattacks at La Plein, for which he was awarded the DSO.
( First rule of secondhand bookdealing - always read inscriptions !)
Very nice Martin !
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
It is only a paperback, but signed by the authors, plus this nice photo to go with the book...
Bob
WOW! that is a plus!!
The liberation of Den Bosch, S’Hertogenbosch by Luc van Gent.
Godd morning, mate.
Great story there! The Bataan american POWs, survivors of the Death March and of three years in a Japanese camp.
Nice signed book
Regards
Santi
Hello Santi,
Thank you! Great book, I just finished it. People following this thread should definitely check it out.
Take care,
Luke
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