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Monty's Marauders: The 4th & 8th Armoured Brigades in the Second World War

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Monty's Marauders: The 4th & 8th Armoured Brigades in the Second World War

Monty's Marauders: The 4th & 8th Armoured Brigades in the Second World War
Pen & Sword | 2008 | 224 pages | ISBN: 1844156303 | ePub (e-book) | 7 MB


When Monty was given Allied command of the D Day landings he wasted no time gathering around him individuals and formations he could trust. Foremost among the latter were two armoured brigades: 4th (Black Desert Rats) and 8th (Red Fox's Mask). Both these brigades had unrivalled fighting records whether in North Africa, Sicily or Italy. They had proved themselves in bitter fighting against Rommel's Afrika Korps and the Italians. Once ashore in Normandy the two superb brigades went on to enhance their reputations on the journey to the heartland of Hitler's Third Reich and final victory. The author has written a fast moving and enthralling account of war at the sharp end.