We died with our boots clean : the youngest Royal Marine Commando in World War II
McAlpine, Kenneth, 1925-2011
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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 3 months he found himself fighting on the beaches of Normandy. Here, McAlpine tells his own unique story of World War II.
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Imprint:
Stroud : History, 2011.
Collation:
189 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., port. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2009.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780752460420 (pbk)0752460420 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'481'41940.5481940.5940.548
Local class:
940.548
Language:
English
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BRN:
500921