Troop leader: a tank commander's story

Description

Troop Leader is a unique account of one man's experience of the battle for Europe in 1944 and 1945. Bill Bellamy was a young officer in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars from 1943 to 1955. He served in 7th Armoured Division in the North West Europe campaign, landing in Normandy on D+3, fought throughout the Battle for Normandy and into the Low Countries as a troop leader in Cromwell tanks, and was latterly a member of the initial occupying force in Berlin in May 1945. Against the rules, Bill kept diaries and notes of his experiences. His account is fresh and open, and his descriptions of.;Foreword -- Preface -- 1. From school to regiment -- 2. Transport troop, a squadron -- 3. Troop, a squadron -- 4. Battle in the Bocage -- 5. Battle of Caen Plains- Operation Goodwood -- 6. Battle of Mont Pinçon -- 7. The breakout to Belgium -- 8. Holland and the corridor -- 9. The Maas, Dutch winter -- 10. St Joost, hospital in England -- 11. Hamburg, hostilities end -- 12. Recce Troop, HQ Squadron, Berlin. Foreword -- Preface -- 1. From school to regiment -- 2. Transport troop, a squadron -- 3. Troop, a squadron -- 4. Battle in the Bocage -- 5. Battle of Caen Plains- Operation Goodwood -- 6. Battle of Mont Pinçon -- 7. The breakout to Belgium -- 8. Holland and the corridor -- 9. The Maas, Dutch winter -- 10. St Joost, hospital in England -- 11. Hamburg, hostilities end -- 12. Recce Troop, HQ Squadron, Berlin.