Escaping with His Life From Dunkirk to D-Day & Beyond
Fr. 18.90
inkl. gesetzl. MwSt.Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Format
ePUB 3
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
Nein
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
12.11.2020
Verlag
Pen & Sword MilitarySeitenzahl
256 (Printausgabe)
Dateigröße
7015 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781526746641
"A fitting tribute . . . exceptional in covering the duration of WWII as a soldier, commando, POW, escaper, and on through D-Day to Victory." -
Firetrench
Very few British soldiers could lay claim to such a full war as Leslie Young. Having survived the retreat to and evacuation from Dunkirk, he volunteered for the newly formed Commandos and took part in their first operation, the raid on the Lofoten Islands. He fought and was captured in Tunisia. He went on the run before his POW camp at Fontanellato was taken over by the Nazis after the September 1943 Italian armistice. He spent six months on the run in the Apennine mountains aided by brave and selfless Italians. Many of whom were actively fighting their occupiers. He eventually reached Allied lines but not before several of his companions were tragically killed by both German and American fire.
On return to England, he immediately signed up for the invasion of North West Europe and despite being wounded eventually fought through to Germany.
It is thanks to his son's research that Major Young's story can now be told. It is an inspiring and thrilling account which demands to be read.
"Nicely retold by his son, Nicholas, this memoir ticks all the boxes . . . An incredible story of one man's war. It's excellent." -
WW2Talk
"This wonderful account of the military life of Leslie Young is pure
Boys' Own Paper stuff, a tale of heroism and daring, of courage and fortitude. An amazing story, brilliantly told." -
Books Monthly
Firetrench
Very few British soldiers could lay claim to such a full war as Leslie Young. Having survived the retreat to and evacuation from Dunkirk, he volunteered for the newly formed Commandos and took part in their first operation, the raid on the Lofoten Islands. He fought and was captured in Tunisia. He went on the run before his POW camp at Fontanellato was taken over by the Nazis after the September 1943 Italian armistice. He spent six months on the run in the Apennine mountains aided by brave and selfless Italians. Many of whom were actively fighting their occupiers. He eventually reached Allied lines but not before several of his companions were tragically killed by both German and American fire.
On return to England, he immediately signed up for the invasion of North West Europe and despite being wounded eventually fought through to Germany.
It is thanks to his son's research that Major Young's story can now be told. It is an inspiring and thrilling account which demands to be read.
"Nicely retold by his son, Nicholas, this memoir ticks all the boxes . . . An incredible story of one man's war. It's excellent." -
WW2Talk
"This wonderful account of the military life of Leslie Young is pure
Boys' Own Paper stuff, a tale of heroism and daring, of courage and fortitude. An amazing story, brilliantly told." -
Books Monthly
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