Tank Commander: From the Fall of France to the Defeat of Germany - The Memoirs of Bill Close

Bill Close served as a tank commander in the Royal Tank Regiment during World War II, surviving numerous enemy shellfires and being wounded three times. He finished the war as one of the most experienced and resourceful British tank commanders and his book is a compelling account of the exploits of the Royal Tank Regiment throughout the conflict.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 09 November 2021
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

A British tank commanders classic eyewitness account of the Second World War.

Bill Close had a remarkable war. In campaign after campaign, from the defence of Calais in 1940 to the defeat of Germany in 1945, he served as a tank commander in the Royal Tank Regiment - and he survived. His tanks were hit eleven times by enemy shellfire and he baled out.

He was wounded three times. He finished the war as one of the most experienced and resourceful of British tank commanders, and in later life he set down his wartime experiences in graphic detail. His book is not only an extraordinary memoir - it is also a compelling account of the exploits of the Royal Tank Regiment throughout the conflict.

As a record of the day-to-day experience of the tank crew of seventy years ago - of the conditions they faced and the battles they fought it has rarely been equalled.

Weight: 366g
Dimension: 157 x 233 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526766694