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9781848841581

Donald Dean VC

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    9781848841581

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    1848841582

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-11-30
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword
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Donald Dean lied about his age to enlist in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and serve on the Western Front, where he worked his way up from Private to acting Captain. It was in the last weeks of the war, late in September 1918, that he won his VC for leading a platoon in the determined defence of a recently-captured and isolated trench against repeated German counterattacks. In one of these attacks, the Germans actually broke into the trench, forcing Dean to break off a radio call for artillery support with the words 'The Germans are here, goodbye!' Refusing to be overrun, he personally killed four of the Germans before they were finally evicted. Dean also served in World War II, witnessing the fall of France in 1940 and claimingto be the last Brit to get out of Boulogne. His frank account of the evacuation challenges some cherished conceptions and is very critical of the conduct of the Irish Guards in particular. He went on to fight in Madagascar, Sicilya nd the Italian mainland. Donald Dean died in 1985. Military historian Terry Crowdy has edited Dean's letters and diaries, never previously published, adding additional notes and material from official reports to give the reader context. The result is a moving, often amusing and inspiring portrait of a little-known hero of two world wars.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
Editor's Introductionp. xii
Mapsp. xviii
The Great Warp. 1
The Artists' Riflesp. 2
The Ypres Salientp. 12
Passchendaelep. 21
Reflections on Trench Warfarep. 31
The Lens Frontp. 43
Dean's Postp. 48
The Second World Warp. 58
Introductionp. 59
Disappointment with The Buffsp. 62
The Phoney Warp. 68
The Boulogne Debaclep. 80
Madagascarp. 96
The Invasion of Sicilyp. 120
The Italian Campaignp. 131
Epiloguep. 159
Lieutenant Dean's VC Citationp. 160
Colonel Dean's Medal Entitlementp. 161
An AMPC Songp. 162
Glossary of Military Acronyms and Termsp. 164
Notesp. 167
Indexp. 173
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