Books about the British Army / Land Forces

by John Lawrence

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A former POW tells of his five years as a captive in Eastern Europe in WW2.

by Frank Gianotti

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A Londoner's experiences at home and abroad during World War II, as a teenager in the London Blitz and later serving in Italy with the RASC

by B.A. Jones

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Wartime adventures of a motorcycle dispatch rider and truck driver 1939-46 including Dunkirk, North Africa supporting the Eighth Army, D-Day and the liberation of Brussels.

by Peter Court | The experiences of Sgt Robert T. (Bob) Robinson who faced insubordination from his platoon in the 14th ‘Forgotten’ Army in Burma during World War II

by Bill Precey

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Adventures of a young officer in the Indian Army during WW2

by Fergus Fulton

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A Motor Transport Driver’s Experiences in North Africa and Italy with the Royal Army Service Corps 1942-45.

by Henry Beckingham

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The history of the German minefields on Guernsey 1940-45, told by the man in charge of removing them.

by Malcolm Cleverley

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Recollections of a former 'tankie' who served with the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (3RTR) a.k.a. 'the armoured farmers' during the Cold War years.

by Howard Greville

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The  secret history of a British intelligence network operating within German prisoner of war camps during World War II

by Richard Napier

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A soldier's journey from boyhood to battle-hardened veteran with the 8th Hussars 1935-59

by Tom Eadie

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A Nottinghamshire lad's National Service experiences with the Royal Artillery in Malaya 1954-56.

by Major Philip Thompson MBE

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A British Soldier's experiences 1965-2003 include Aden, Malaya, Northern Ireland and the Falklands War

by Frank Rixon BEM

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Autobiography of a Berkshire Lad who served in Malta with the Royal West Kent Regiment during WW2.

by Michael Clarke

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Experiences of  a British officer of the Forgotten 14th Army who commanded a mortar battery of Nigerian bombardiers in Burma during WW2.

By Edmund Hodges

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A talented artist on National Service in Egypt and Cyprus 1955/56 illustrates his letters home with paintings and sketches.

edited by Frank Rixon

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A collection of stories about the George Cross Island of Malta contributed by military personnel who served there during the Second World War.

by Kenneth Child

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A collection of poems & drawings depicting the Burma Campaign of the "forgotten" 14th Army during World War 2

by Robert Burns

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Remarkable story of a WW1 Battle of the Somme veteran, who lived to be 105 years old and one of the last 'Tommies' who fought in The Great War.

by Alec Waldron

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A first hand account of the planning, execution and ultimate failure of the glider assault on Sicily in July 1943.

by Alec Waldron

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Engaging account of a founder member of the Glider Pilot Regiment who participated in the airborne assaults at Sicily and Arnhem in WW2.

by Edward Cartner

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How I taught Prince Charles and Prince Andrew to parachute jump (without killing either of them) whilst serving in the RAF as a parachute jumping instructor in 1978.

by John Pluck

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A former regular soldier with the Middlesex Regiment looks back on his experiences during the Korean War

A ribald collection of stories, jokes and anecdotes contributed by a variety of British military personnel.

by Berwick Coates

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A  squad of National Service recruits undergo their six weeks of basic training in the British Army of the 1950s.

by Roger Payne

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A collection of true stories from former members of The Parachute  Regiment in the 1950s and 60s

by Charles Hebden

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A former member of The Malayan Scouts  –  renamed the 22nd Special Air Service (SAS)  –  recalls his combat experiences in the Malayan jungle  during the 1950s

by James Bradley

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Biography of Cyril Wild, a British officer who played a significant role in Singapore during World War 2

by Peter Saunders

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A true-to-life tale of National Service recruits in Cyprus during the unrest of the 1950s.

by Ian H. Williams

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A Territorial Army reservist's Gulf War experiences during Operation TELIC, Iraq 2003.

by Thomas A Crawford

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Experiences of a typical British soldier in the Durham Light Infantry during the Great War 1914/18

by strong>Brian Cloughley

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The story of the Royal Artillery's Boy Trumpeters or 'badgies' who served in the British Army and Indian Army until the 1940s.

by Peter Bunnett

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An eyewitness account from the log of Bombardier Ronald Patrick Bunnett of the Royal Artillery, March 1944

by Michael P Sutton

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A pilot's varied experiences with the RN Fleet Air Arm, De Havilland, JC Bamford, Lear Jet and Dassault 1943-73.