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Black Watch: Liberating Europe and catching Himmler - my extraordinary WW2 with the Highland Division
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Black Watch: Liberating Europe and catching Himmler - my extraordinary WW2 with the Highland Division
Contributors:
By (Author) Tom Renouf
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:
Abacus
Publication Date:
31st January 2012
UK Publication Date:
2nd February 2012
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
940.5481411
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
320
Dimensions:
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 28mm
Weight:
268g
Description
As a 19-year old Black Watch conscript Tom Renouf's war began with some of the most vicious fighting of the conflict - against Himmler's fanatical 'Hitler Youth' SS Division. It ended with the capture of Himmler himself and Tom taking a trophy he still treasures - the Gestapo commander's watch.
Seriously wounded and later decorated with a Military Medal for gallantry, Tom Renouf witnessed the death and maiming of countless of his teenage comrades and saw the survivors transformed into grizzled veterans.Tom Renouf draws on his own personal experiences - as well as his unique archive of interviews with veterans amassed over twenty years as secretary of the 51st Highland Division Veterans' Association - to paint a vivid picture of the Battle of Normandy, the liberation of Holland, the Battle of the Bulge and many more memorable WW2 events.Author Bio
After the war, Dr Renouf lectured at military college for ten years before becoming a physics lecturer at Edinburgh University.
