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Troop Leader: A Tank Commander´s Story
Bill Bellamy
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Description for Troop Leader: A Tank Commander´s Story
Paperback. Bill Bellamy was a young officer in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars from 1943 to 1955. He witnessed many of his contemporaries killed in action. This work offers an account of one man's experience of the battle for Europe in 1944 and 1945. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
Bill Bellamy was a young officer in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars from 1943 to 1955. He served in 7th Armoured Division in the North West Europe campaign, landing in Normandy on D+3, fought throughout the Battle for Normandy and into the Low Countries as a troop leader in Cromwell tanks, and was latterly a member of the initial occupying force in Berlin in May 1945. Against the rules, Bill kept diaries and notes of his experiences. His account is fresh and open, and his descriptions of battle are vivid. He witnessed many of his contemporaries killed in action, ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750945349
SKU
V9780750945349
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99-50
About Bill Bellamy
BILL BELLAMY was a regular officer with the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars from 1943 until 1955, when he was forced to take early retirement on health grounds. He then pursued a successful career in industry and was managing director of a number of companies. Now retired, he remains busy in a wide range of different activities. He lives in ... Read more
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