Tank Commander: From the Fall of France to the Defeat of Germany: The Memoirs of Bill Close by Close, Bill

Tank Commander: From the Fall of France to the Defeat of Germany: The Memoirs of Bill Close

Bill Close had a remarkable war. In campaign after campaign, from the defense of Calais in 1940...
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Author: Bill Close
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Language: English
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Tank Commander: From the Fall of France to the Defeat of Germany: The Memoirs of Bill Close by Close, Bill

Tank Commander: From the Fall of France to the Defeat of Germany: The Memoirs of Bill Close

€54,34

Tank Commander: From the Fall of France to the Defeat of Germany: The Memoirs of Bill Close

€54,34
Author: Bill Close
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Bill Close had a remarkable war. In campaign after campaign, from the defense of Calais in 1940 to the defeat of Germany in 1945, he served as a tank commander in the Royal Tank Regiment - and he survived. His tanks were hit eleven times by enemy shellfire and he bailed out. He was wounded three times. He finished the war as one of the most experienced and resourceful of British tank commanders, and in later life he set down his wartime experiences in graphic detail.

His book is not only an extraordinary memoir - it is also a compelling account of the exploits of the Royal Tank Regiment throughout the conflict. As a record of the day-to-day experience of the tank crew of seventy years ago - of the conditions they faced and the battles they fought - it has rarely been equaled.

Author: Bill Close
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Published: 12/14/2021
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781526766694

About the Author
Close, Bill: - Major Bill Close joined the Royal Tank Regiment as a trooper in 1933 and was posted to the 3rd Battalion RTR in 1934 where he held every non-commissioned rank up to regimental quartermaster sergeant before being commissioned in the field in 1942. He served in France in 1940, in Greece in 1941, in North Africa in 1941-3, and in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany in 1944-5. After retiring from the army he was assistant bursar at Bryanston School and a manager at the electrical engineering firm Racal Redac. He married twice, had three sons and a daughter, and he died, aged 91, in 2006.

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