In Peace & War: A Civilian Soldier's Story
Contents
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Contents
Foreword | vii |
1 Far-Off Beginnings | 1 |
2 Sailing off to England | 7 |
3 A Greek Tragedy | 18 |
4 Crete: From Frying Pan to Fire | 26 |
5 The Desert Campaign | 49 |
6 An Escarpment Called Minqar Qaim | 69 |
7 Alamein Battles | 77 |
8 A European Toehold | 87 |
9 Cassino and Other Battles | 93 |
10 The Road to Florence | 117 |
11 Battles and Buckingham Palace | 128 |
12 The Battle for Casa Elta | 148 |
13 The Slog to the River Po | 153 |
14 To Trieste and Victory | 159 |
15 Intrigue in Trieste | 179 |
16 The War is Over | 190 |
17 A Career to Build | 196 |
18 In Reflective Mood | 202 |
19 Journeys Back | 210 |
Index | 227 |