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The Tank War: The British Band of Brothers - One Tank Regiment's World War II by Mark Urban
Category: Military
Drawing on a wealth of research, from interviews with surviving members to a treasure trove of rarely used archive material, Mark Urban has produced an unflinchingly honest, unsentimental account of the 5th RTR's wartime experiences. Capturing both characters in their crew and exploring the strategy beh ...Show more
The Tank War: The Men, the Machines, and the Long Road to Victory by Mark Urban
Category: Military
From the evacuation of France in 1940 to the final dash to Hamburg in 1945, the 5th Royal Tank Regiment were on the front line throughout the Second World War. Theirs was a war that saw them serve in Africa as part of the Desert Rats, before returning to Europe for the Normandy landings. Wherever they w ...Show more