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Gunners from the Sky - 1st Air Landing Light Regiment in Italy and at Arnhem, 1942�44�
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Gunners from the Sky - 1st Air Landing Light Regiment in Italy and at Arnhem, 1942�44�
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This is the story of the 1st Air Landing Light Regiment RA and its
role in the Italian campaign and at the Battle of Arnhem. It is
also the story of one of its soldiers: 14283058 Gunner Eric Wright
Chrystal, father of the authors. Eric joined the army in September
1942 and, after training, joined the newly formed glider-borne
regiment the following year. He first saw action in Italy in 1943,
where he was seriously wounded. On 17 September 1944, two years to
the day since he enlisted, he and the regiment were landed by
glider near to Arnhem in the Netherlands. The authors recount set
their father's experiences in context by describing the formation
of the unit and the many months of training in England. Their
involvement in the Italian campaign, where Eric served with E
Troop, 3 Battery, is then recounted, detailing their actions at
Rionero, Foggia and Campobasso, where Eric was wounded. It then
moves on to describe 1st Air Landing Light Regiment's preparation
for and involvement in Operation Market (the Airborne half of
Market Garden). This very detailed account of the fighting
highlights the regiment's pivotal (but often neglected) role near
Arnhem bridge. Here, after nine days of intense combat, Eric was
among the many captured and held until the end of the war. The
inclusion of Eric's own eyewitness testimony lends a very personal
touch to this excellent account of the regiment's experience of
combat and life in the PoW camps.
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Military
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Paul Chrystal
• David Chrystal
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-08808-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-399-08808-4 |
Barcode: |
9781399088084 |
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