We Died with Our Boots Clean : The Youngest Royal Marine Commando in World War II

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780752460420
• ISBN10: 0752460420
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2011-06-17
• Publisher: The History Press

Summary

At the age of 17, Kenneth McAlpine ran away from school to join the Royal Marine Commandos. As the youngest member of the youngest commando force, after three months he found himself fighting on the beaches of Normandy. In We Died With Our Boots Clean, McAlpine tells his own unique story of World War II. From an unusual encounter with Montgomery and Patton, a concerted attempt to kill a sergeant major, and his best friend's arrest for swearing at the Queen of Holland, McAlpine paints a fascinating picture of commando life. Full of absorbing anecdotes such as his time in a military prison and a rescue operation at a concentration camp, this book is an essential part of a World War II enthusiast's library.

Author Biography

Kenneth McAlpine joined the Royal Marine Commandos at the age of 17 and spent the war years fighting in France and Holland. After the war he became a wine merchant, writing articles for specialist publications on the subject.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
1945: Holland - a Taster	p. 13
1930-1938: Early Days	p. 17
1938-1942: One or Two Changes	p. 23
1942-1943	p. 41
1944: D-Day	p. 57
1944: Post D-Day	p. 69
September 1944:Walcheren	p. 107
1945: Holland	p. 123
April 1945: Fighting Almost Finished	p. 157
1945-1946: Post Armistice and Germany	p. 169
Appendix I	p. 181
Appendix II	p. 183
Postscript	p. 185
Index	p. 187
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