Detailed account of this HAC Battery in WWII 147pp., ills., Roll of honour, awards, index. Vgc in like dw. Presentation inscription from author to John Attwood, who helped him with the book. Also signed again by author on endpaper. 0.0.

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Title: Action Front A History of "C" Battery HAC in War and Peace (Signed)
Publisher: Leo Cooper, London
Publication Date: 1992
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0850522706
ISBN 13: 9780850522709
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition.
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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This book tells the history of 'C' battery, Honourable Artillery Company, beginning in the summer of 1939 with its bizarre and strangely weaponless establishment as a 'duplicate' battery to 'A' Battery, HAC. The author aims to capture the early spirit of the Battery, moulded by such charismatic Battalion Commander's as Clive Usher into the blend of insouciance and guts that remained its hallmark until it was disbanded in 1973. The book tells of the rigours and humour of training without equipment. It follows the Battery's history from guarding Battersea Bridge to spearheading the 1st Army's thrust towards Tunis in 1942. Then came the defensive battles of Bou Arada and Sbiba before the eventual surrender of the Axis in North Africa. Finally, the slow, bloody slog through Italy in 1944 and 1945. Post-war 'C' Battery was lucky to inherit such torch-bearers as Mike Austin-Smith and Aubrey Lincoln who inculcated the wartime "esprit de corps" into a Territorial Army setting. In the 1960's, the Battery, not surprisingly, flowered and the author here again unearths some interesting stories. The book should appeal to anyone interested in the history and traditions of the 12th Regiment and 'C' Battery in particular.

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The book should appeal to anyone interested in the history and traditions of the 12th Regiment and 'C' Battery in particular.

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