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Lion Rampant: The Memoirs of an Infantry Officer from D-Day to the Rhineland
Robert Woollcombe
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Description for Lion Rampant: The Memoirs of an Infantry Officer from D-Day to the Rhineland
Paperback. Offers a graphic account of the author's experiences as a front-line infantry officer with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the desperate battle for Normandy and the Allied advance into Germany. This book shows how the author, his fellow officers and the men of his company lived through one of the most bitter campaigns in history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ; JWL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
Lion Rampant is Robert Woollcombe's graphic account of his experiences as a front-line infantry officer with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the desperate battle for Normandy and the Allied advance into Germany. Vividly evoking the confusion, horror and comradeship of war - from the killing fields of Normandy bocage, through house-to-house fighting in shattered Flemish towns, to the final Rhine crossing - Lion Rampant is a powerful, authentic and moving story, telling with extraordinary clarity how the author, his fellow officers and the men of his company lived through one of the most bitter campaigns in history.
Lion Rampant is Robert Woollcombe's graphic account of his experiences as a front-line infantry officer with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the desperate battle for Normandy and the Allied advance into Germany. Vividly evoking the confusion, horror and comradeship of war - from the killing fields of Normandy bocage, through house-to-house fighting in shattered Flemish towns, to the final Rhine crossing - Lion Rampant is a powerful, authentic and moving story, telling with extraordinary clarity how the author, his fellow officers and the men of his company lived through one of the most bitter campaigns in history.
Product Details
Publisher
B & W Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
252g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845027810
SKU
V9781845027810
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About Robert Woollcombe
Robert Woollcombe was born in London in 1922 and educated at Marlborough College. He enlisted in the 60th Rifles in 1941, and was commissioned into the 6th Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1942, with whom he served in North-West Europe as part of the 15th Scottish Division. He served with the 2nd Battalion, the KOSB in India ... Read more
Reviews for Lion Rampant: The Memoirs of an Infantry Officer from D-Day to the Rhineland
"'One of the most vivid personal memoirs of the Second World War. Few writers have bettered his description of the experiences of front line infantrymen under the stress of battle.' (Max Hastings) 'Lion Rampant is much more than the story of one man's war: it speaks for many, with modesty, eloquence, and a fine blend of objectivity and enthusiasm. It ... Read more