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1 online resource (345 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Publication Information; Front Matter; Routes Followed by the 8th Battalion in the Mediterranean Theatre; Foreword; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Memorial Fund; Body Matter; 1. Early Days in England; 2. With the British Expeditionary Force; 3. Waiting for the Invasion; 4. The Voyage to the Middle East; 5. First Months in the Middle East; 6. Palestine and Iraq; 7. In the Gazala Line; 8. The Gazala Battle Opens; 9. Gazala Setbacks and Successes; 10. The Breakout from Gazala; 11. The Withdrawal Continues; 12. The Fighting at Matruh |
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13. Behind the Alamein Line14. Alamein--The Southern Sector; 15. The Battle of El Alamein; 16. From Egypt to Tunisia; 17. The Mareth Line; 18. The Battle of Mareth; 19. The End in North Africa; 20. Preparing for an Invasion; 21. The Invasion of Sicily; 22. Inside Mussolini's Fortress; 23. The Battle of Primosole Bridge; 24. Last Days in Sicily; 25. Planning Operation Overlord; 26. The Invasion of Normandy; 27. In the Normandy Bocage; 28. German Resistance Breaks; 29. The Pursuit to Brussels; 30. The Battle of Gheel; 31. Northwards to Arnhem; 32. The Nijmegen Salient; 33. The End of the Road |
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Back MatterAppendices; A. Roll of Honour; B. Honours and Awards; Routes Followed by the 8th Battalion in Western Europe 1944 |
| Summary |
Few regiments in the British army played such a prominent and widespread part in the Second World War as the Durham Light Infantry. This is the full official account of the 8th battalion of the regiment's role in the conflict in which the DLI in general, and the 8th battalion in particular, more than upheld its long and proud traditions : in the words of the foreword to this book by Lt. Gen. Sir Brian Horrocks, who had the 8th DLI under his command both in North Africa and in Europe : ''E .. |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 04, 2022) |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Army. Durham Light Infantry.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain. Army. Durham Light Infantry fast |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
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Regimental histories
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
English, Ian.
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| ISBN |
9781781515372 |
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1781515379 |
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