We died with our boots clean
Subtitle: the youngest Royal Marine Commando in WWII
By: Kenneth McAlpine
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Stroud, Gloucestershire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780752460420
Subjects: History; World War, 1939-1945; British Personal narratives; Great Britain. Royal Marines; Great Britain
Description: MILITARY HISTORY. At the age of seventeen, Kenneth McAlpine ran away from school to join the Royal Marine Commandos. As the youngest member of the youngest commando force, after three months he found himself fighting on the beaches of Normandy. In "We Died With Our Boots Clean," McAlpine tells his own unique story of World War II. From an unusual encounter with Montgomery and Patton, a concerted attempt to kill a sergeant major and his best friend's arrest for swearing at the Queen of Holland, McAlpine paints a fascinating picture of commando life. Full of absorbing anecdotes such as his time in a military prison and a rescue operation at a concentration camp, this book is an essential part of a World War II enthusiast's library.
Notes: Includes index.