Oh blast... spoke too soon... still in development. :-(
Lummie! It has finally come out... been waiting some years for this. Excellent news!
I don't understand why you think this account is 'unique' - in what way is it unique? It sounds like the same old fascist apologist nonesense one...
Welcome Desert Rat - my father was also a Desert Rat, but RA rather than RTR.
Very nice indeed, and nice to see you posting again.
Where can you get a copy of this book?
The figures I quoted are men at the front, not still in France, so you could be correct.
Thanks for all the additional comments, and thanks to you, as I was hoping you would reply! It has all proved very useful.
Cement?
Well, Sandbags in the UK, and on Active Service, rarely had sand in them... except perhaps in the desert. Certainly that was the case in the...
Sorry, I should have added that it's taken in France in May 1945.
I have already asked this one of our buddies over at WW2 Talk, and would appreciate any thoughts on the photo below. What can you tell me about...
According to a 21st Army Group Report I was looking at in the NA in London today, there were 412,958 personnel in the French armed forces as of 1...
Excellent piece of work - I am sure people over at Otto's World War 2 Talk would love to see this, too. Any chance of posting it there as well?...
That's not true - they were made of rubber. Many of the weapons carried by the actors and extras were also rubber. I know the company that made...
Glad you found that of use. It's a while since I wrote the above, but I still go to the centre every year, and never tire of it. A real tribute to...
I can that no building on this site was there before 1944. It is all a total rebuild. If you have a look at the map of the area (this one from...
Erich - I am not so sure there was a building on that exact spot in 1944.
The farm in your photo is just below the abbey main building, and is - effectively - part of the outbuildings.
Hi - no, I don't know that story. Do share it with us!
