Black watch
Subtitle: liberating Europe and catching Himmler - my extraordinary WW2 With the Highland Division
By: Tom Renouf
Publisher: Little Brown
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781408702710; 9781408702727
Subjects: Großbritannien; Weltkrieg; Soldat; Great Britain; World War, 1939-1945; Great Britain. Army. Highland Division, 51st; Scottish Personal narratives; Großbritannien Royal Highland Regiment; Regimental histories; History
Description: Tom Renouf draws on his own personal experiences - as well as his unique archive of interviews with veterans amassed over 20 years as secretary of the 51st Highland Division Veterans' Association - to paint a picture of the Battle of Normandy, the liberation of Holland, the Battle of the Bulge and many more memorable World War 2 events.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A place called St. Valéry; title: The Highlanders reborn; title: Back to France; title: Into battle; title: Wounded; title: Going Dutch; title: Back to the front; title: Into the Reich; title: Black Watch on the Rhine : capturing Himmler.