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At the age of seventeen, Kenneth McAlpine ran away from the Repton school to join Churchill's new elite special force, the Royal Marine Commandos. As the youngest member of the youngest commando force, after three months he found himself fighting on the beaches of Normandy. In We Died With Our Boots Clean, McAlpine tells his own unique story of World War II and his highly eventful military career. From an unusual encounter with Montgomery and Patton, a concerted attempt to kill a sergeant major and his best friend’s arrest for swearing at the Queen of Holland, McAlpine paints a fascinating picture of commando life and the harsh training that prepared soldiers for frontline combat in an elite unit. Full of absorbing anecdotes such as his time in a military prison and a rescue operation at a concentration camp, this book is an essential part of a World War II enthusiast’s library.
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this memoir will be invaluable as evidence --Times Literary Supplement, 15th January 2010
Funny, touching and sometimes shocking --Country Life Magazine: Best Books of 2009
This fascinating book once again proves that the truest records of the second world war lie in the memories of the ordinary soldiers who fought on the ground. --The Sunday Times, 7th Feb 2010
There is still a need, however, to reconcile the achievements of the British Army during the Second World War with the sometimes catastrophic miscalculations of its generals and the extraordinary fortitude of the average soldier - under-equipped, under-paid and exposed to unnecessary horror. When that account is finally written, We Died with Our Boots Clean will be cited as crucial evidence. --Times Literary Supplement, 15 January 2010
This is a good read in the great british tradition of presenting wartime as an Ealing Studios tragi-comedy. --The Times, 27 March, 2010
About the Author
Kenneth McAlpine joined the Royal Marine Commandos at the age of 17 and spent the war years fighting in France and Holland. After the war he became a wine merchant, writing articles for specialist publications on the subject.
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- PublisherThe History Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0752460420
- ISBN 13 9780752460420
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
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