Book Description
Bringing the experiences of a young Sussex man in The armed forces 1939-1945.
Author : Arthur Ayers
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 20,96 MB
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1291885781
Bringing the experiences of a young Sussex man in The armed forces 1939-1945.
Author : A. V. C. Roberts
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 21,23 MB
Release : 1990
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Author : Clifford Mewett
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 22,51 MB
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1473855608
From the Dunkirk evacuation, Sussex became a front-line County and a likely invasion area if the German's launched their feared attack.This book takes an in depth look at the fortification of the County, the plight of the evacuees who were hurriedly moved from London to escape the threat of the capital being bombed and who were re-evacuated when German air attacks caused much damage and loss of life. The Luftwaffe's tip and run raids were particularly feared.Many thousands of Canadian troops were stationed in Sussex, from where they launched the disastrous raid on Dieppe. Sussex was also heavily involved in the build up to D Day and suffering badly from the much feared Doodlebugs, Hitler's revenge weapon.When victory was secured in 1945 Sussex celebrated as Prisoners of War came home and soldiers, sailors and airmen were demobbed.Sussex at War 1939–1945 also looks at the role played by the civilian population, voluntary organisations and the spirit of defiance which swept the County.If you are interested in wartime Sussex history, local history of the second world war or Britain's war effort and life on the home front, then this is the book for you.
Author : Ben James
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 26,79 MB
Release : 2016-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0750968559
A generation of ordinary young men and women were thrust into the most extraordinary of situations when the Second World War was declared. Sussex is full of war heroes, but soon they will be gone – along with their stories. This is not a book about Victoria Cross winners or the celebrities of days gone by, but the untold accounts of everyday heroes who 'did their bit'. It is about former train engineer Bob Morrell, who was beaten, starved and tortured in the brutal Japanese prisoner camps. It is about ex-pub landlord John Akehurst, who gave the Germans the run-around Northern Europe after being shot down. And it is about Shindy Perez and her remarkable escape from the gas chambers of Auschwitz. As this important period passes from living memory into history, this is likely to be the last time that these personal tales are told, tales which should never be forgotten.
Author : Dean Hollands
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 12,77 MB
Release : 2020-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1445695189
Explore the military heritage of Sussex from Celtic and Roman times to the present day in this new highly illustrated book.
Author : John Baines
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 10,93 MB
Release : 2016-02-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781908487797
Author : Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,58 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Military art and science
ISBN :
Author : Anon
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 23,32 MB
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1528767039
This vintage book contains a fascinating account of the history of the Royal Sussex Regiment from 1701to 1926, with a detailed description of the role that they played in the First World War. This book will appeal to those with an interest in this particularly notable British military regiment, as well as British military history in general. Contents include: “Battle Honours”, “Regimental Colour”, “King's Colour”, “Other Notable Honours”, “Which are not on the Colours”, “The Colours—And What they Mean”, “Short History of the Royal Sussex Regiment as at Present Constituted”, “Egyptian War, 1881-82”, “Nile expedition, 1884-85”, “2nd Battalion in India”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.
Author : David M. Dyer
Publisher : Gwasg y Bwthyn
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 33,61 MB
Release : 2014
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 9780956915511
Author : David Fiddimore
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 38,55 MB
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1447200608
Charlie Bassett thought he was done with a military life, but a soldier is always a soldier, and now he must fight one last battle. A ticking bomb; a band of notorious terrorists; and a price on his head: Charlie is back on the front line, and this time his foes are not only his country's enemies, but the ghosts of his own past. The Final War is an explosive page-turner, full of grit, wit and heart-stopping action.