- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Leo Cooper Ltd; illustrated edition edition (16 Jan 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844150518
- ISBN-13: 978-1844150519
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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- #83 in Books > History > North America > Korean War
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This action packed military memoir tells of the exploits of a young Sapper officer during both the Second World War and in Korea. Tony Younger was in the thick of the action during the German Blitzkrieg of 1940 seeing desperate fighting as the beleaguered British Expeditionary Force struggled to escape at Dunkirk. He then became closely involved in anthrax experiments which still today render the Scottish island of Guinard uninhabitable before playing a full role in the Normandy Campaign and the conquest of Germany. After a period in Burma, he was sent to Korea, where in bitter fighting against hordes of Chinese and North Korean troops he was extremely lucky to escape with his life: many of his comrades tragically did not.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This is a very readable account of the author's service in the Royal Engineers. He was in France in 1940 on the retreat to Dunkirk, and tells about blowing bridges and the evacuation from the port. He was involved in the anthrax expeiments on the island of Gruinard, and was then transferred to the Assault Engineers for D-Day. His unit was equipped with specialised tanks to clear obstacles from the beaches and make routes inland for the following troops. Injured on D-Day he returned for the Scheldt operation and the Rhine crossing. He took a leading role in this and vividly describes the event. In the last days of the Reich he visiited Belsen. After the war he served in Malaya and Burma, and provides intresting insights into this area in a period of colonial transition. Finally he recounts his service in the Korean war, when the engineers provided vital support, particularly in road building, and building and blowing up bridges. He recounts well the riguors of fighting in the extreme cold of the winter of 1950-1, and is very intersting on the various people he met. All in all this book is a very well wriiten account of the author's service in the Engineers. It tells a very 'human' story of a soldier who certainly did not lose his humanity in the face of the violence around him.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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An Absolutely fantastic find. A must read.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The book focuses on the experiences of an engineering officer in the british army. It is a good personal account and brings home the danger such teams worked under. The majority of the book focuses on his experiences in Korea, but there is also some interesting stories from the WWII campaign. Overall I thought this was a good book and would recommend it!
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