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THE SURREY & SUSSEX YEOMANRY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Written by T.B. Davis
Published by Ditchling Press in 1980
ISBN: 0950058432

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THE SURREY & SUSSEX YEOMANRY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by T.B. Davis.
Stock no. 1829918
1st. 1980. Hardback. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Story of the 98th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry Q.M.R.) R.A. (T.A.) and 144th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) R.A. (T.A.) 1939-1946. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, two regimental crests to front. B/w maps and a few b/w text illustrations. xvii and 370 pages including index. ISBN: 0950058432. A lovely copy, appears unread. Dustwrapper is scuffed & lightly faded to spine.

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Cover of THE SURREY & SUSSEX YEOMANRY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR by T.B. Davis

Contents

  • Author's Preface and Acknowledgement
  • Preface - 'Between the Wars', by Colonel The Hon. C.G. Cubitt, CBE, DSO, TD, DL
  • Introduction
  • Part I THE STORY OF THE 98TH FIELD REGIMENT, RA 1939-1946
  • Chapter
  • 1 British Expeditionary Force
  • 2 German Offensive 1940
  • 3 England Again
  • 4 Journey to the Western Front
  • 5 Alamein
  • 6 The Delta
  • 7 Siciliy
  • 8 Italy - The First Months
  • 9 The Sangro and Beyond
  • 10 With Fifth Army
  • 11 Casino
  • 12 The Advance to Rome
  • 13 The Fighting Around Lake Trasimene
  • 14 Advance to Florence
  • 15 The Gothic Line
  • 16 The Slow Winter Advance
  • 17 On the Defensive
  • 18 Return to France and Belgium
  • 19 Holland - the Final Days
  • 20 Anti-climax - The British Army of the Rhine
  • Part II THE STORY OF THE 144TH FIELD REGIMENT, RA 1939-1945
  • Chapter
  • 1 The Early Days
  • 2 The Voyage to Africa
  • 3 Sudan, Abyssinia and Eriteria
  • 4 The Battle of Keren
  • 5 The End in East Africa
  • 6 Egypt and Libya
  • 7 Tobruk
  • 8 Operation Crusader and the Break-out from Tobruk
  • 9 Cyrenaica
  • 10 The Gazala Line
  • 11 Persia and Iraq
  • 12 Sha'iba and Qairaya
  • 13 Egypt, Sryria and Lebanon
  • 14 Syria and Lebanon
  • 15 A Final Internal Security Flourish
  • Appendix I - Roll of Honour
  • Appendix II - Honours and Awards
  • Appendix III - A Brief Outline of the History of 74th Medium Regiment RA from 1939-1945
  • Appendix IV - Brief notes on the Employment of a Field Regiment, Royal Artillery during the Second World War
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index