Description: Further DetailsTitle: The First Household Cavalry Regiment 1943-44Condition: NewEAN: 9780752488578ISBN: 9780752488578Publisher: The History Press LtdFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 04/10/2013Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmAuthor: Garry O'ConnorLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: In the Shadow of Monte AmaroDescription: The mettle of the famous First Household Cavalry Regiment was tested to the maximum in action in the mountains of Italy in 1943–44. This book explores a largely undervalued and forgotten part of a costly and complex struggle. We directly experience what it was like to be there through the words of those who were. In late 1943 1st HCR was sent to Syria to patrol the Turko-Syrian border, it being feared that Turkey would join the Axis powers. In April 1944, 1st HCR was shipped to Italy. The Italian campaign was at that time well underway. During the summer of 1944, 1st HCR were in action near Arezzo and in the advance to Florence in a reconnaissance role, probing enemy positions, patrolling constantly. The Regiment finally took part in dismounted actions in the Gothic Line – the German defensive system in Northern Italy. Based upon interviews with the few survivors still with us and several unpublished diaries, there are many revelations that will entertain – and some that will shock. The 1st Household Cavalry 1943–44 is published on the 70th anniversary of the actions described, as a tribute to the fighting force made up from the two most senior regiments of the British Army and, in the words of His Grace the Duke of Wellington who has kindly provided the foreword, ‘to gain insight into why such a war should never be fought again’.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryTopic: Military History, Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The First Household Cavalry Regiment 1943-44
Title: The First Household Cavalry Regiment 1943-44
EAN: 9780752488578
ISBN: 9780752488578
Release Date: 04/10/2013
Release Year: 2013
Subtitle: In the Shadow of Monte Amaro
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: First Household Cavalry Regiment 1943-44 :in the Shadow of Monte Amaro
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2013
Topic: Military / World War II, Europe / Great Britain / General
Item Height: 0.9 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 17.5 Oz
Author: Garry O'connor
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
