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Strick - Tank Hero of Arras (Hardcover)
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Major-General Eugene Vincent Michael Strickland CMG, DSO, OBE, MM,
CStJ, Star of Jordan - Strick - rose from penniless hardship to
great military distinction. He was a tank man, a war hero who
fought in France, North Africa and Italy during World War II, and
whose name is revered even today among regiments that he commanded.
His is the extraordinary tale of a man who gained a Regular
Commission in the Indian Army from Sandhurst, but resigned soon
afterwards. After a series of intriguing adventures, he then
enlisted as a private soldier in the Royal Tank Corps. In May 1940,
he played a major part in the counterattack at Arras in May 1940,
where two British infantry tank battalions held up the German
advance for three days, enabling the success of the Dunkirk
evacuation - and perhaps saving Britain from ultimate defeat in the
process. Strick's outstanding success as a troop-sergeant in France
saw him immediately (re-)commissioned, and his rise to high command
was then swift. He led the leading Squadron of the North Irish
Horse with great distinction in Tunisia 1943, and later commanded
North Irish Horse in its greatest battle, the breaking of the
Hitler Line in Italy in 1944. This book focuses on his experience
during World War II, drawing out the unique qualities required of
leaders in close-combat battle; the particular demands of armoured
infantry cooperation, and how an individual can make a success of
such a rapid rise through the ranks during wartime. This fine story
of adventure and achievement is brought alive by Strick's
remarkable correspondence - he wrote home to his family every
second or third day throughout the war, except when action was too
fierce to write - supplemented by the recollections of his comrades
and years of archival research. More than a portrait of a gifted
and morally courageous man, this biography also offers an insight
into the arts of command and tactical control, and the difficulties
of a family life fragmented by war.
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