The Great Mistake: The Battle for Antwerp and the Beveland Peninsula, September 1944
Peter BealeOn 4 September 1944, the British 11th Armoured Division entered Antwerp, capturing the docks intact with Belgian assistance. This account with maps and archive photographs, draws on official war diaries, unit histories and personal recollections to assess what really happened.
About the AuthorPeter Beale was twice wounded serving as a troop leader with the 9th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment from 1943 to 1945. After the war he obtained a degree in engineering from University College London before emigrating to Australia. He is author of Tank Tracks(1995) and Death by Design(1998) for Sutton. Peter lives in Valentine, New South Wales.
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Year:
2013
Publisher:
The History Press
Language:
english
Pages:
177
ISBN 10:
0752495046
ISBN 13:
9780752495040
File:
EPUB, 1.85 MB
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english, 2013