79th Armoured Division
The 79th Armoured Division - formed as a normal British armoured Division in 1942, the 79th's role was changed in spring 1943. It became a unique all-armoured formation responsible for the operation of the special purpose armoured equipment that cracked open Festung Europa on the beaches of Normandy in June 1944, and then smashed into the Channel ports, assaulted Walcheren, fought in Operation "Veritable" to clear the Reichswald, and took part in the crossing of the Rhine, the liberation of the Netherlands, and conquest of northern Germany. Excitingly told in this book by Nigel Duncan who commanded the division's 30th Armoured Brigade.
52 pages, four pages of diagrams and maps in colour, 84 black and white illustrations. Plus operational appendix.