Captain David Render, Stuart Tootal

Tank Action

An Armoured Troop Commander's War 1944-45

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Produktbeschreibung

A gripping account of the Second World War, from the perspective of a young tank commander.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion Publishing Co
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 127mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 264g
• ISBN-13: 9781474603287
• ISBN-10: 1474603289
• Artikelnr.: 47087154

Autorenporträt

David Render was a Second World War tank troop commander who participated in the D-Day landing and the entirety of the subsequent fighting in the Allies campaign to liberate Europe in 1944 and 1945. After the war, he went on to become a highly successful businessman and national champion racing-car driver. Stuart Tootal spent twenty years as a soldier, serving in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, the Gulf War and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In 2006 he commanded 3 PARA as the first UK combat unit to be sent to Helmand province in Afghanistan. A champion of veterans' affairs, on leaving the Army he set up the Parachute Regiment Afghanistan Trust charity and now works in the City of London. A defence and security commentator for several national media networks, he also regularly lectures on leadership in the commercial environment. Tank Action is his third book.