The St Valery
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The St Valery Story
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Author : Reoch, E.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954
The St Valery Story written by Reoch, E. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with categories.
The St Valery Story
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Author : Ernest Reoch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
The St Valery Story written by Ernest Reoch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Battle of, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, France, 1940 categories.
St Valery
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Author : Bill Innes
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2012-11-01
St Valery written by Bill Innes and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-01 with History categories.
The gallant rearguard action which led to the capture of the 51st Highland Division at St Valéry-en-Caux (two weeks after the famous evacuation of the main British army from Dunkirk) may have burned itself into the consciousness of an older generation of Scots but has never been given the wider recognition it deserves. This new book re-examines that fateful chain of events in 1940 and reassesses some of the myths that have grown up in the intervening years. Two of the main contributors to this collection of soldiers' reminiscences, Angus Campbell from Lewis and Donald John MacDonald from South Uist, were both traditional Gaelic bards. Their work has been translated from their native language and reflects both the richness of the vocabulary they had acquired through the Gaelic oral tradition and their individual gifts as natural story-tellers born out of that tradition. These vivid accounts bring alive the chaos and horror of war and the grim deprivation of the camps and forced marches which so many endured. Yet the personal stories also resound with the spirit, humour and sense of comradeship which enabled men to fight on in desperate situations and refuse to be cowed by their captors.
The St Valery Story A New Account Of The Last Stand Of The 51st Highland Division In France In 1940 With A Map
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Author : Ernest Reoch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
The St Valery Story A New Account Of The Last Stand Of The 51st Highland Division In France In 1940 With A Map written by Ernest Reoch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with categories.
St Val Ry And Its Aftermath
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Author : Stewart Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2017-05-30
St Val Ry And Its Aftermath written by Stewart Mitchell and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-30 with History categories.
This WWII military history chronicles the bravery and daring of Britain’s Gordon Highlanders in Nazi occupied France. During the German offensive of May, 1940, the 51st (Highland) Division—which included the 1st and 5th Battalions Gordon Highlanders—became separated from the British Expeditionary Force. After a heroic stand at St Valery-en-Caux, the Division surrendered when fog thwarted efforts to evacuate them. Within days, scores of Gordons had escaped and were on the run through Nazi-occupied France. Many reached Britain after harrowing travails, including recapture and imprisonment often in atrocious conditions in France, Spain, or North Africa. Those imprisoned in Eastern Europe were forced to work in coal and salt mines, quarries, factories and farms. Some died through unsafe conditions or the brutality of their captors. Others escaped, on occasion fighting with distinction alongside Resistance forces. Many had to endure the brutal 1945 winter march away from the advancing Allies before their eventual liberation. This superbly researched book vividly recounts their many inspiring stories.
The St Valery
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Author : Ernest Reoch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
The St Valery written by Ernest Reoch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
St Valery
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1833
St Valery written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1833 with categories.
The Defence Of St Valery En Caux 1940
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Author : Jerry Murland
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2024-06-30
The Defence Of St Valery En Caux 1940 written by Jerry Murland and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-30 with History categories.
Supported by eleven maps and over 150 photographs, this is the story of Scottish Troops fighting for survival in Normandy. The story of the 51st (Highland) Division during 1939 and 1940 is a short and largely tragic one and although it firmly burnt itself into the minds of Scotsmen it has never been granted the recognition it deserves. Even in Scotland it is often forgotten that the men, and attached troops, of the 51st Division, were fighting for survival in Normandy for some ten days after the evacuation from Dunkerque had been completed. Most present-day accounts of the Second World War in 1939/40 deal with the ‘Phoney War’ and the evacuation from Dunkerque but few mention the rearguard action at St Valery-en-Caux, other than a giving it a passing mention. Nevertheless, the action of the 51st Division against the might of German forces won the admiration of General Erwin Rommel and Charles De Gaulle, who fought against and alongside them. One of the enduring beliefs is that Churchill deliberately sacrificed the 51st Division in an attempt to keep France in the war; this, apart from being palpably incorrect, fails miserably to address the intricacy of the circumstances that overtook the 51st Division after they returned from the Saar. In a situation where units were repeatedly changing affiliation, communication between the French Supreme Command and British forces suffered language difficulties and the inclination to blame each other for the debacle that inevitably ensued. Nevertheless, for all the criticism that is thrown at the French Army, it is clear that a number of French units fought hard and with great courage, the main fault with the French command lying with poor leadership and lack of tactical planning. As far as the Highlanders were concerned it was bad luck that their term of duty on the Saar coincided with the beginning of Fall Rot. The speed and extent of the German advance from Abbeville took their own High Command and the French by surprise and it was with little wonder that Allied military thinking failed to keep up with actions on the battlefield. The theory that Churchill sacrificed the division to keep the French in the war owes a great deal to the Scottish need to attribute all the misery of the world to one scoundrel, a trait that exists to this day! Supported by eleven maps and over 150 photographs, the book traces the history of the 51st Division from its inception until its final surrender at St Valery-en-Caux and deals with the fighting on the Saar and the often ragged skirmishing though Normandy. The book also touches on the actions of the 1st armored Division and the Battle of Abbeville. There are three walks and a car tour included in this volume which allows the battlefield visitor to base themselves firstly in Abbeville and, secondly, further into Normandy.
The Honour Of St Valery
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Author : Nicholas Davenport
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
The Honour Of St Valery written by Nicholas Davenport and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.
Kensington To St Valery En Caux
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Author : Robert Gardner
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2012-02-29
Kensington To St Valery En Caux written by Robert Gardner and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-29 with History categories.
This is a story of summer 1940, of a little known territorial battalion and an almost forgotten British military disaster. In April 1940 the Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment left England to join the British Expeditionary Force in France. It was attached to the 51st (Highland) Division which was moving to the Saar region to defend the Maginot Line. From May until mid-June the Kensingtons were in continuous action, first on the Saar, then on the Somme, and finally in a fighting withdrawal along the channel coast in an attempt to reach Le Havre. Outnumbered four to one the division was cornered at the little seaside town of St Valery en Caux and forced to surrender on 13 June. Three companies of the Kensingtons launched a daring escape through Le Havre to return to England and take part in the invasion defences on the Kent coast.