Red Crown and Dragon: 53rd Welsh Division in North-West Europe, 1944-1945 (WW2 book review)

The 53rd Welsh Division was the only Welsh division in the British Army - and it was among their best. 53rd saw combat in Normandy, broke through the Siegfried Line and plunged across the Rhine deep into the Third Reich. The achievements of the Welsh Division were recognised by Field Marshal Montgomery who said: "53 Division has been and is, one of my best divisions". Their feats are the topic of a meticulously researched book by Patrick Delaforce - a troop leader in Normandy - who has compiled the accounts of overn 60 WWII veterans in "Red Crown & Dragon, 53rd Welsh Division in north-west Europe 1944-1945".

Daily Post North Wales - News - North Wales News - How brave Welshmen took battle to Hitler

 

that supports the my 53rd helmet artwork, I have too, Ike.

 

Its ok, but Delaforce's style tends to confuse things and is incorrect in some areas. A good book, but not the best history on 53rd (there is little to choose from mind), a good very 'readable' book, but the history and description of operations/aims tends to get somewhat confused at stages.