LEADER 03353cam a2200577 i 4500001 270926 005 20240621233626.0 008 160413r20152006enkab b 001 0 eng 010 2016301419 020 9781848328372 |q(paperback) 020 1848328370 |q(paperback) 035 (OCoLC)on1032288041 035 270926 042 pcc 043 e-uk--- 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCF |dOCLCO |dLHM 050 00 D743 |b.L438 2015 100 1 Lee, David, |d1963- |eauthor. 245 10 Up close and personal : |bthe reality of close-quarter fighting in World War II / |cDavid Lee. 250 Paper edition. 264 1 Barnsley, S. Yorkshire : |bFrontline Books, |c2015. 264 4 |c©2006 300 272 pages : |billustrations, maps ; |c24 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 336 still image |bsti |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 500 Originally published: London: Greenhill, 2006. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-269) and index. 520 1 "In this gripping book, David Lee brings together the remarkable stories of soldiers involved in close-quarter fighting during the Second World War. These first-person accounts take the reader directly to the heart of the battle and bring home the brutal reality of war, plain and simply, with no heightened colour or exaggerated emotion. Inside these pages you will find the story of when a battalion of British soldiers trained in the traditional manner came up against the Waffen SS, whose formidable training bore close resemblance to the Commandos. For the desert war there is a detailed look at how a rifle battalion held the snipe position against overwhelming odds, and how that same battalion was virtually wiped out when it later went to Italy. For the Far East, Lee shows how hatred of the Japanese Army gave impetus to British soldiers fighting at Kohima and American soldiers at Iwo Jima. And finally there is the poignant story of a US infantry regiment on D-Day. Together these accounts provide a unique record of combat during Second World War and bear testament to the indomitable spirit of the men who fought there."--Amazon website. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 611 27 World War (1939-1945) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01180924 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xCampaigns. 650 0 Infantry drill and tactics. 650 0 Combat |xPsychological aspects. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |vPersonal narratives, British. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xCommando operations. 650 0 Soldiers |zGreat Britain |vBiography. 650 7 Combat |xPsychological aspects. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00868934 650 7 Commando troops. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00869242 650 7 Infantry drill and tactics. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00972100 650 7 Military campaigns. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01710190 650 7 Soldiers. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01125233 651 7 Great Britain. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204623 648 7 1939-1945 |2fast 655 7 Biography. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01423686 655 7 Personal narratives |vBritish. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01424087 655 7 Personal narratives. |2lcgft 655 7 Biographies. |2lcgft 852 0 |bstacks |hD743 |i.L438 2015