The Ninth Queen's Royal Lancers, 1936-1945; the Story of an Armoured regiment in Battle Introduction By Major-General C.W. Norman; Foreward By General Richard L. McCreely, Preface, Brigadier-General D.J.E. Beale-Browne
Aldershot: Gale and Polden, 1951. Cloth Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very Good. Item #016748
359p. 21 maps, some folding (also endpapers have maps). Profusely illustrated. The 9th Lancers took part in many decisive battles, none more so perhaps than the long withdrawal from Knightsbridge, south of Gazala, to El Alamein. the intensive training of the 9th Lancers with the Sherman bear fruit in the great battle which followed. As the world knows, the breakthrough at El Alamein did not come quickly. Rommel had had two months to build up defenses and minefields in depth. However, in the ten days "dog-fight" tank crews with their new 75-mm guns were knocking out far more enemy tanks than our infantry appreciated at the time. Their marksmanship was renowned. Their best shot was Corporal Nicholls of B Squadron (see pages 115-117) who was once personally congratulated by General Montgomery for knocking out nine enemy tanks in one day. A very good copy with bumped corner.
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