Book description
January 1944, the south coast of England. The Fifth Battalion, Wessex Regiment wait patiently and nervously for the order to embark. There is boredom and fear, comedy and pathos as the men - all drawn from different walks of life - await the order to move. From The City, From…
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A fantastic, semi-autobiographical novel about an infantry battalion preparing for, and participating in, the D-Day invasion. Superbly written tragi-comic anecdotes that capture the life of the soldier.
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