Summary of Stuart Hills's By Tank into Normandy

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#1 The Brigadier was casting a disapproving eye in my direction. I was writing a letter to my brother Peter, who was serving in the military, and I was unblooded. I was nervous about the mission, but I had to keep my composure and ensure that the men around me were prepared for what lay ahead.

#2 The operation was postponed due to the bad weather, but the flotilla remained anchored outside Southampton Water. The forecast of Group Captain Stagg and the other meteorological experts was now more favorable, with wind in the assault area of not more than Force Three.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822530263

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Insights on Stuart Hills's By Tank into Normandy

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Brigadier was casting a disapproving eye in my direction. I was writing a letter to my brother Peter, who was serving in the military, and I was unblooded. I was nervous about the mission, but I had to keep my composure and ensure that the men around me were prepared for what lay ahead.

#2

The operation was postponed due to the bad weather, but the flotilla remained anchored outside Southampton Water. The forecast of Group Captain Stagg and the other meteorological experts was now more favorable, with wind in the assault area of not more than Force Three.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I had a father who was an electrical engineer who had joined Jardine Matheson and Company in Hong Kong in 1910. He had been based in Shanghai, working on electricity and railway projects in China as far north as Harbin. He had been killed in action in 1918.

#2

My father had met my mother Edith in the Middle East, where she had served as a nurse at Gallipoli and in Egypt. They had married in 1919, after my father had returned to the colony to rejoin Jardine Matheson. The house they lived in was 29 The Peak, which was set on a steep slope overlooking the western side of the harbor and Stonecutter’s Island.

#3

I had a idyllic childhood in Hong Kong, until it was time for me to go back to England and attend boarding school. I went to Upland House in 1931, and stayed there until 1937. The house was closed at the start of the war, like many other schools.

#4

At Upland House, I remember particularly affectionately my teacher Gerry Moll, who had been a fine sportsman and had taught me to box. I was also taught good manners, and any