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Książka 1944 War Diary Kit Sadgrove

1944 War Diary

A Young Officer's Journey through the Normandy Invasion and the Liberation of Europe

Autor: Kit Sadgrove
Język: Angielski
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydawca: Independently published
Dostępność: Zapowiedź
Wydanie 30. 06. 2026
58.80 zł
A Raw, Unfiltered Time Capsule of 1944Spotted with rain and hurried by the urgency of the front line...

Informacje o książce

Autor
Kit Sadgrove
Język
Angielski
Oprawa
Książka - Miękka
Data wydania
2026
strony
260
EAN
9798249941611
Enbook ID
53027764
Wydawca
Independently published
Waga
354
Wymiary
152 x 229 x 14

Pełny opis

A Raw, Unfiltered Time Capsule of 1944

Spotted with rain and hurried by the urgency of the front line, this is the original, unpolished diary of Victor Sadgrove, a young British officer thrust into the heart of the twentieth century's most pivotal year.

Found among his possessions after his death, these pages were never intended for publication-making them a rare, honest window into the reality of a soldier's life.

Follow Victor's journey from the restless waiting of a military training camp in West Yorkshire to the shattered towns of Normandy, and across the frozen, war-torn landscapes of Holland.

This is not a grand treatise on military strategy; it is the ground-level story of a junior officer navigating the extremes of war:

  • The Grip of Combat: From the visceral terror of 155mm shells shaking the earth in a Normandy slit trench to the grim sight of falling comrades.
  • The Burden of Command: The friction of disciplining subordinates, handling criticisms from his superiors, and uncovering black-market scandals within the mess.
  • The Heart Amidst the Havoc: A candid look at wartime romance as Sadgrove evaluates his "options" back home and forms fleeting, poignant connections with civilians in liberated towns.
  • The Logistics of Liberation: The frustrations of army administration and the "pitiful sight" of refugees in the wake of the Allied advance.

Transcribed and curated by his son, Kit Sadgrove, as a homage to those who fought against fascism, this diary preserves the day-to-day humanity of a young man caught in the machinery of history.

The diary includes the original handwritten entries, a transcription of all the entries, and a detailed commentary on what the entries reveal about life as a soldier in war-torn Europe.