20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
Contents
page xiii
Contents
Page | ||
foreword | vii | |
preface | ix | |
obituary: major-general sir howard kippenberger | xi | |
1 | formation and training in new zealand | 1 |
2 | journey from new zealand to egypt | 11 |
3 | training in egypt | 18 |
4 | the campaign in greece | 38 |
5 | crete | 95 |
6 | rebuilding the battalion | 151 |
7 | campaign in libya | 168 |
8 | rebuilding after battle | 212 |
9 | syria | 218 |
10 | return to the desert | 227 |
11 | ruweisat ridge | 244 |
12 | infantry to armour | 288 |
13 | farewell to maadi | 304 |
14 | the battle for orsogna | 323 |
15 | cassino | 365 |
16 | to avezzano | 418 |
17 | to florence | 443 |
18 | from florence to the savio | 476 |
19 | winter on the senio | 521 |
20 | the last lap | 549 |
21 | ‘this is yugoslavia’ | 595 |
roll of honour | 603 | |
summary of casualties | 613 | |
honours and awards | 614 | |
commanding officers | 615 | |
victoria cross citations: capt c. h. upham and sgt j. d. hinton | 617 | |
index | 621 |