Dad's war

Description:

Constructed from diary and reflective memories, underpinned by backgroud research through unit records and war diaries, this follows the journey of one young soldier from civilian life through D-Day and up to the end of the war. The detail being sufficient to step foot in Arromanches and then follow the path of the tanks through the Boccage, over the Seine, into Belgium, Holland and Germany.

subjects: British Personal narratives,  Great Britain,  Great Britain. Army. Lancers, 24th,  Personal narratives, British,  Tank warfare,  World War, 1939-1945

People: John Cropper

Places: King Beach,  Arromanches,  Beyeux,  Vernon,  Gheel,  Nijemegen,  Hamburg,  Rhein

Times: 1944-45