A gripping account of World War Two, from the perspective of a young tank commander.
David Render is one of the very last surviving Second World War tank troop commanders to have participated in the D-Day landing and the entirety of the subsequent fighting in the Allies campaign to liberate Europe in 1944 and 1945. After the war, he went on to become a highly successful businessman and national champion racing-car driver. David lives with his wife in north London.Stuart Tootal spent twenty years as a soldier, serving in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, the Gulf War and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In 2006 he commanded 3 PARA as the first UK combat unit to be sent to Helmand province in Afghanistan. A champion of veterans' affairs, on leaving the Army he set up the Parachute Regiment Afghanistan Trust charity and now works in the City of London. A defence and security commentator for several national media networks, he also regularly lectures on leadership in the commercial environment. Tank Action is his third book.
'Extraordinary youth, unbelievable bravery and humbling heroism:
David Render and his crew are the real deal. His book with Stuart
Tootal more than delivers'
*Damien Lewis, bestselling author of Zero Six Bravo and Operation
Mayhem*
'[A] remarkable and gripping tale of heroism'
*BRITAIN AT WAR*
'During the invasion of Normandy in 1944, the life expectancy of a
junior British officer in a tank regiment was two weeks. Courtesy
of luck, 100 cigarettes a day and some quickly acquired nous,
19-year-old Second Lieutenant David Render survived the killing
fields of France. His comrades dubbed him "the inevitable Mr
Render" and this is a fine and honest memoir of a young man at war.
Render ducks neither the thrill of leading an M4 Sherman into
battle nor the carnage its 75mm gun delivered. He is now 92. To you
sir, a salute'
*EXPRESS*
'Render's book is particularly good at explaining the tactics of
tank warfare . . . His first-hand account of his experiences -
brilliantly written with Stuart Tootal - is not only wonderfully
informative on the nitty-gritty of a key element of the Allied
victory, but as gripping as the very best war fiction'
*DAILY MAIL*
'An incredible memoir'
*FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE*
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