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We Died With Our Boots Clean: The Youngest Royal Marine Commando in WWII
Kenneth McAlpine
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Paperback. Full of absorbing anecdotes such as his time in a military prison and a rescue operation at a concentration camp, this book is an essential part of a World War II enthusiast's library. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
At the age of seventeen, Kenneth McAlpine ran away from the Repton school to join Churchill's new elite special force, the Royal Marine Commandos. As the youngest member of the youngest commando force, after three months he found himself fighting on the beaches of Normandy. In We Died With Our Boots Clean, McAlpine tells his own unique story of World War II and his highly eventful military career. From an unusual encounter with Montgomery and Patton, a concerted attempt to kill a sergeant major and his best friend’s arrest for swearing at the Queen of Holland, McAlpine paints a fascinating ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752460420
SKU
V9780752460420
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99-50
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