First published in 1956 but available in paperback from £0.01 from Amazon - or lash out on a hardback. In turns moving, exciting and disturbing, this young officer's account of war at close quarters as the Allies fought their way north from Anzio towards Rome in 1944 is all the more impressive given his extreme youth - he was 20. Sobering descriptions of death and severe injuries and throughout, of one man's bravery and will to survive.
(Wendy Swann - bwl 41 August 2007 ) |
