Commando Despatch Rider: From D-Day to Deutschland 1944-45

Mtchell, Raymond

ISBN 10: 085052797X / ISBN 13: 9780850527971

Published by Leo Cooper, London, 2009

About this Item

Foreword by Major General Julian Thompson. Large, sturdy book, quality green cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 234 pages including two glossy photo sections. Creased on page 31. Includes a glossary and maps in early pages. DJ glossy beneath mylar, a blue-tinted photo of soldier on motorcycle on front and spine, another on back ear a sign for Berlin. DJ has tiny crease at bottom tip inside front flap. DJ and book, both Near Very Fine.

Seller Inventory # 55318

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Commando Despatch Rider: From D-Day to Deutschland 1944-45
• Publisher: Leo Cooper, London
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 085052797X
• ISBN 13: 9780850527971
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • World War II

About this title

Synopsis

In 1944, Ray Mitchell landed in Normandy with his unit 41 Royal Marine Commando. His role in bringing the Third Reich to its knees was that of dispatch rider. Often operating alone in totally unfamiliar and hostile terrain, he and his motor bike delivered vital messages to forward units. This is a fighting soldier’s account of war - warts and all and describes in vivid terms his and his fellow commandos’ experiences and emotions.

Over the next ten months the commandos were in the thick of the action in France, the Low Countries and Germany itself. Of particular note was the amphibious landing on the Walcheren Peninsula where the beleaguered German garrison fought fiercely to deny the Allies the vital port of Antwerp.

About the Author

Raymond Mitchell is a former despatch rider from World War II. He is an experienced published author and military historian. Now living near Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Mitchell is actively involved in Royal Marine circles.