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A drop too many / John Frost.
- Title
- A drop too many / John Frost.
- Author
- Frost, John, 1912-
- Publication
- London : Leo Cooper, 1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | D759.63 .F76 1994 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 271 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "General Frost's story is, in effect, that of the battalion. His tale starts with the Iraq Levies and goes on to the major airborne operations in which he took part -- Bruneval, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, Arnhem -- and continues with his experiences as a prisoner and the reconstruction of the battalion after the German surrender"--Jacket.
- Subjects
- Great Britain
- 1939-1945
- World War > (1939-1945)
- Biographies
- Personal narratives > British
- World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > Great Britain
- Great Britain > Army > Parachute Regiment > Battalion, 2nd
- Frost, John, 1912-1993
- World War 2 > Army operations
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front
- Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944
- World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, British
- Generals > Great Britain > Biography
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Personal narratives – British
- Note
- Previous ed.: 1980.
- Includes index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Iraq -- Home again -- The Bruneval Raid -- Aftermath -- Maison Carr?e -- Oudna -- Retreat from Oudna -- Oudna aftermath -- Happy Valley -- Battle of Tamera, phase one -- Battle of Tamera, phase two -- Sicily -- Italy -- U.K. interlude -- Arnhem -- Prisoner -- Rehabilitation -- Representation -- Last thoughts.
- ISBN
- 0850523915
- LCCN
- gb^95036201^
- OCLC
- 32738681
- SCSB-10535379
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library