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The Black Bull
Patrick Delaforce
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From Normandy to the Baltic with the 11th Armoured Division
出版Pen and Sword, 2010-06-30
主題History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / GeneralHistory / Military / Vehicles / GeneralHistory / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century
ISBN14738190839781473819085
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hxPOAwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This WWII history chronicles the legendary British Armored Division in combat across northern Europe with veterans’ personal recollections.

The British Army’s 11th Armored Division, famous for its Black Bull insignia, was famous for its courageous fighting during the Second World War. In this volume, Black Bull veterans tell the story of their Division in their own words. Beginning with the Normandy invasions, they vividly describe the role they played in Operations Epsom, Goodwood and Bluecoat. They bring readers with them on the “Great Swan' through France and Belgium; the taking of Antwerp; Operation Market Garden; and the final slog into Germany across well-defended river barriers. They also recount stories of casualties and losses, the hardships of a winter campaign, and the comradeship and bravery it takes to persevere.

Historian Patrick Delaforce provides a historical narrative that gives context to the personal accounts. Twelve Black Bull regiments are represented, with memories from troop commanders and riflemen, bombardiers and signalmen, tank crews, troop leaders, as well as the Division’s GOC, Major-General G.P.B. Roberts. The text is supplemented throughout with wartime photographs showing the Division in action.