27 (Machine Gun) Battalion
Contents
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- 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion p. i
- [frontispiece] p. ii
- [title page] p. iii
- [excuse] p. iv
- Foreword p. v
- Preface p. vii
- Contents p. ix
- List of Illustrations p. xi
- List of Maps p. xv
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- CHAPTER 1 — Going Overseas p. 1
- CHAPTER 2 — Egypt p. 12
- CHAPTER 3 — The First Encounter p. 28
- CHAPTER 4 — Withdrawal from Greece p. 51
- CHAPTER 5 — Crete p. 84
- CHAPTER 6 — Sidi Rezegh p. 118
- CHAPTER 7 — Sidi Azeiz and Gazala p. 164
- CHAPTER 8 — The Bekaa Valley p. 192
- CHAPTER 9 — Minqar Qaim p. 202
- CHAPTER 10 — Ruweisat Ridge p. 219
- CHAPTER 11 — El Mreir p. 245
- CHAPTER 12 — The New Zealand Box p. 256
- CHAPTER 13 — The Battle of Alamein p. 275
- CHAPTER 14 — The Pursuit p. 298
- CHAPTER 15 — Tebaga Gap p. 320
- CHAPTER 16 — Victory in Africa p. 338
- CHAPTER 17 — The Sangro River p. 354
- CHAPTER 18 — Orsogna p. 369
- CHAPTER 19 — Cassino p. 387
- CHAPTER 20 — Cardito, Terelle, Balsorano p. 404
- CHAPTER 21 — Florence p. 419
- CHAPTER 22 — The Romagna p. 437
- CHAPTER 23 — Machine-gunners into Riflemen p. 463
- CHAPTER 24 — The Sillaro and Gaiana p. 467
- CHAPTER 25 — The End of the War p. 492
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- APPENDIX — The Vickers Gun in the Second World War p. 515
- Roll of Honour p. 519
- Summary of Casualties p. 524
- Honours and Awards p. 525
- Commanding Officers p. 526
- Index p. 527
- [backmatter] p. 544