RED CROWN AND DRAGON: 53rd Welsh Division in North-West Europe, 1944-1945
Patrick Delaforce fought as a troop leader in Normandy and also served in Germany and Holland during the Second World War.  He was awarded the Bronze Cross of Orange-Nassau and was twice mentioned in despatches.  After the war he worked as a Port wine shipper and in advertising before becoming a professional writer.  He is the author of many Military History books as well as a number of travel books and biographies.