The Voices from the Front: the 16th Durham Light Infantry in Italy, 1943-1945 by Peter Hart

The Voices from the Front: the 16th Durham Light Infantry in Italy, 1943-1945 by Peter Hart

The Second World War is vanishing into the pages of history. The veterans were once all around us, but their numbers are fast diminishing. While still in their prime many recorded their memories with Peter Hart for the Imperial War Museum. As these old soldiers now fade away their voices from the front are still strong with a rare power to bring the horrors of war back to vivid life. The 16th Durham Light Infantry were supposed to be just an 'ordinary' battalion. But their experiences as they fought their way up through Italy show that there is no such thing as 'ordinary'. They struggled to break out from Salerno, then across the countless rivers and mountain ranges that seemed to spring up to bar their way to victory. They learnt their military skills the hard way facing determined German opposition every step of the way. These were no 'D-Day Dodgers' but heroes in their own right. But there was another battle being fought as they struggled to maintain their morale day by day, as their friends died and their seemed to be no end in sight. This is their story.

Peter Hart is the author of The I.R.A. and the Canada Research Chair in Irish Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland. and Its Opponents, which won the ChristopherEwart-Biggs Memorial Award, as well as two other volumes on modern Irish history.

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ISBN 13	9781848844018
ISBN 10	1848844018
Title	The Voices from the Front: the 16th Durham Light Infantry in Italy, 1943-1945
Author	Peter Hart
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2011-02-20
Number of pages	224
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