Patrick Forbes Knihy

Focusing on the 6th Guards Armoured Brigade's transformation and key military engagements, this account details its formation in 1941 and subsequent reorganization into an independent tank brigade. Equipped with Churchill tanks, the brigade played a crucial role in the North West Europe Campaign, landing in Normandy on July 20, 1944. It participated in significant operations, including Operation Bluecoat, aimed at securing strategic locations in Normandy, and Operation Veritable, which targeted the land between the Rhine and Maas rivers, concluding its efforts in Lübeck.

The book offers a detailed official history of the Grenadier Guards during World War II, authored by Nigel Nicholson, a veteran of the regiment. The first volume chronicles their campaigns in north-west Europe, starting with the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940 and concluding with the advance into Germany in 1945. The second volume shifts focus to the Mediterranean campaigns, detailing the Grenadiers' experiences from the Mareth Line to the Austrian frontier between 1942 and 1945, highlighting their strategic significance and valor.

The book provides a detailed official history of the Grenadier Guards during World War II, authored by a former member of the regiment. The first volume chronicles their campaigns in north-west Europe, starting with the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940 and concluding with the advance into Germany in 1945. The second volume shifts focus to the Grenadiers' Mediterranean campaigns, detailing their experiences from the Mareth Line to the Austrian frontier between 1942 and 1945.

In this entertaining autobiography, the Rev. Patrick Forbes looks back at an exceptionally varied ministry in the Church of England.