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27 (Machine Gun) Battalion

Contents

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Contents

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FOREWORD v
PREFACE vii
1 GOING OVERSEAS 1
2 EGYPT 12
3 THE FIRST ENCOUNTER 28
4 WITHDRAWAL FROM GREECE 51
5 CRETE 84
6 SIDI REZEGH 118
7 SIDI AZEIZ AND GAZALA 164
8 THE BEKAA VALLEY 192
9 MINQAR QAIM 202
10 RUWEISAT RIDGE 219
11 EL MREIR 245
12 THE NEW ZEALAND BOX 256
13 THE BATTLE OF ALAMEIN 275
14 THE PURSUIT 298
15 TEBAGA GAP 320
16 VICTORY IN AFRICA 338
17 THE SANGRO RIVER 354
18 ORSOGNA 369
19 CASSINO 387
20 CARDITO, TERELLE, BALSORANO 404
21 FLORENCE 419
22 THE ROMAGNA 437
23 MACHINE-GUNNERS INTO RIFLEMEN 463
24 THE SILLARO AND GAIANA 467
25 THE END OF THE WAR 492
APPENDIX: THE VICKERS GUN IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 515
ROLL OF HONOUR 519
SUMMARY OF CASUALTIES 524
HONOURS AND AWARDS 525
COMMANDING OFFICERS 526
INDEX 527
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