
Commando Despatch Rider
Raymond Mitchell(Author)
Pen & Sword Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 15. March 2001
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-85052-797-1 (ISBN)
Description
In 1944, Ray Mitchell landed in Normandy with his unit 41 Royal Marine Commando. His role in bringing the Third Reich to its knees was that of despatch rider. Often operating alone in totally unfamiliar and hostile terrain, he and his motor bike delivered vital messages to forward units. This is a fighting soldier's account of war - warts and all and describes in vivid terms his and his fellow commandos' experiences and emotions. Over the next ten months the commandos were in the thick of the action in France, the Low Countries and Germany itself. Of particular note was the amphibious landing on the Walcheren Peninsula where the beleaguered German garrison fought fiercely to deny the Allies the vital port of Antwerp.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Barnsley
United Kingdom
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illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-85052-797-1 (9780850527971)
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Raymond Mitchell is an experienced published author and military historian. Now living near Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, he is actively involved in Royal Marine circles.