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THE HISTORY OF THE SUFFOLK REGIMENT 1928 TO 1946

Written by Col. W.N. Nicholson
Published by East Anglian Magazine Ltd. in 1948

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THE HISTORY OF THE SUFFOLK REGIMENT 1928 TO 1946
Written by Col. W.N. Nicholson.
Stock no. 2137548
1st. 1948. Hardback. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine and small vignette to front cover. The story of the County Regiment During the World War. B/w photos and maps. Bumping to spine and a couple of corners. Front joint is partially cracked. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is very browned to spine and edges. Wrapper is also edge-chipped with a few nicks of loss; some grubby marks.

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Cover of THE HISTORY OF THE SUFFOLK REGIMENT 1928 TO 1946 by Col. W.N. Nicholson

Contents

  • CHAPTER I
  • SUFFOLK
  • Bury St. Edmunds
  • The Freedom of the Borough
  • Ipswich
  • Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
  • Regimental Reunions
  • Changes in Training
  • The Years 1929-1939
  • Second Battalion Receives New Colours
  • The 250th Anniversary
  • September 3rd, 1939 the Depot
  • Training at the Depot
  • The Soldier
  • CHAPTER II
  • FIRST BATTALION. SEPT., 1939 - JAN 1945
  • The First Months of the War
  • The German Offensive
  • Allied Advance into Belgium
  • Allied Retreat from Belgium
  • From the Scheldt to Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk
  • Moves in England and Scotland
  • Training
  • The Soldier
  • The Battalion
  • The Battalion Commander
  • CHAPTER III
  • FIRST BATTALION. JUNE, 1943 - JULY 1944
  • Training in Combined Operations
  • Move to the Pre-Invasion Area
  • Preliminary "Briefing"
  • The Invasion Plan
  • "D" Day
  • The Advance from the Beach
  • Assault of "Hillman" by "A" Company
  • The Bridgehead
  • Chateau de la Londe
  • "B" Company in the Attack
  • Consolidation
  • CHAPTER IV
  • FIRST BATTALION
  • Breaking out of Bridgehead
  • Tinchebray
  • The Advance through France to Begium
  • Hamont and Weert
  • Battles for Overlon-Venray
  • The Castle at Geijsteren
  • A rest at Boekel
  • The Rhine
  • Advance to Bremen
  • Occupied Germany
  • Move to the Middle East
  • CHAPTER V
  • SECOND BATTALION
  • Razmak
  • Tochi Valley Operation
  • Internal Security
  • Campaign in Burma, 1944
  • Arakan
  • Imphal
  • "Isaac"
  • End of the Campaign
  • CHAPTER VI
  • 4TH AND 5TH BATTALION
  • April, 1939 to October 1941
  • The Soldier
  • Voyage to Singapore
  • Battle of Singapore
  • Prisoners of War
  • Burma Thailand Railway
  • Third Phase
  • CHAPTER VII
  • THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGIMENT
  • Commanding Officers, 1939-1945
  • The Years Between
  • The First Battalion
  • The Second Battalion
  • The Escape Party
  • Epilogue
  • Honours and Awards
  • CHAPTER VIII
  • THE SEVENTH BATTALION AND 142ND REGIMENT, RAC
  • Training in England
  • Early Operations in Tunisia
  • Medjez el Bab, Djebel Ang
  • Medjez el Bab Gueriat el Atach
  • Medjez el Bab, Djebel Bou Aoukas
  • Victory in North Africa
  • The Italian Campaign
  • The Adolf Hitler Line
  • The Advance to Florence
  • The Gothic Line
  • Till Disbandment
  • CHAPTER IX
  • SECOND LINE BATTALION
  • Eighth Battalion
  • Sixth Battalion
  • Thirtieth Battalion
  • Ninth and Thirty-first Battalion
  • Seventieth Battalion
  • CHAPTER X
  • THE HOME GUARD, THE ARMY CADETS, THE ATS
  • The Home Guard
  • The 2nd Cambridgeshire and Suffolk Bn HG
  • The Isle of Ely Battalions
  • The 11th Suffolk Bn HG
  • The Army Cadets
  • The ATS
  • APPENDICES