The British Reconnaissance Corps in World War II - Couverture souple

Doherty, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846031222 ISBN 13 : 9781846031229

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

This book recounts the combat service, and explains the organization, of the Recce Corps, whose units provided the mobile spearhead of the British infantry divisions from the Far East to Europe.

Trained to probe ahead and locate the enemy, and to screen the flanks and rearguard when under attack, the Recce troopers fought both from their light armoured vehicles and on foot. The text is illustrated with rare photos from private collections and colour illustrations of uniforms, insignia and the armoured cars of a corps whose contribution to victory was largely forgotten after disbandment at the close of World War II.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

J. R. Doherty, FIRSO, MRHistS. has published a good history of the Recce Corps - Only the Enemy in Front (1994), which sold some 8,000 copies, now o/p, and a copy has sold on a website for _100. This was the only such study since 1947. His synopsis is highly professional, and material (including photos) comes from veterans he has interviewed. The author lives in Londonderry, Ireland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846031222
• ISBN 13: 9781846031229
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Chapman Rob
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Purmerul LTD; https://strengholt.nl/en/; ; 22 Liuleburgaz Str., floor 4, app. 9; Plovdiv; 4000; Bulgarie