Название: With Recce at Arnhem: The Recollections of Trooper des Evans - A 1st Airborne Division Veteran
Автор: Mike Gallagher
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 1473843634
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 160
Размер: 9,3 МБ
Язык: Английский
Determined to 'do his bit', Des Evans absconded from a reserved occupation in 1939 and joined the newly formed Reconnaissance Corps. He saw action in North Africa and Italy before being evacuated back to England with pneumonia in early 1944. Once fully recovered, he volunteered as a wireless operator with 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron.
After parachute training, he joined C Troop in time to play his role in Operation MARKET GARDEN, the ill-fated but glorious attempt to seize the Rhine Bridge at Arnhem. In this gripping memoir, Des vividly describes both the intense action and his emotions following the drop. At first there was an unreal sense of calm but this was soon to evaporate.