WW2 books

[pierce09]

can anyone recommend some good WW2 Manchester regiment reading? both personal account and historical diary type books would be great

Thanks

Rhys

[Bob.NB]

See if you can get your hands on:

"Such Men As These" - Charles Frisby, Janus Publishing Co., 1997 - ISBN 85756 365 4

"One God, Too Many Devils" - Arthur Lane, Chrysanthemum Publishing, 1989, 1990, ISBN 1 872518 00 1

Both deal with the Manchesters in Singapore and "life" as a PoW.

Bob B

[pierce09]

thanks bob

[harribobs]

try looking for Arthur's books and a lot he has posted on line

Arthur lane

http://bccjacumen.com/features/history/2013/04/truth-and-lies/

[Robert Bonner]

Rhys.
I hope  that you've had a look on the museum site under Regimental Publications.
There are two particularly good WWII books by Rex King-Clark, amongst others.

[pierce09]

so far, in my attempt to learn as much about the regiment as possible, i've read;

one god, too many devils
such men as these
Lt Cmdr AC Bell's history 1922-48
Mr Bonner's The Manchester Regiment
and  Col H C Wylly's The Manchester Regiment

i'm awaiting the Battle of Kohima to help with my WW2 learning but any other books that people know of would be great

Thanks

[Robert Bonner]

Rhys,
You're doing very well already.
Several more to go.

[pierce09]

Robert,

would you know of any literature that has information on the 2nd Manchesters in WW1?

[Robert Bonner]

Rhys.
Apart from Wyllie there is really nothing else.  Have you yet looked on the museum site and then regimental history?  There are useful summaries there.

[pierce09]

Yep and devoured them both. but my quest for more information has faltered!!

[PhilipG]

Wilfred Owen the WW1poet served in the 2nd Mcrs in WW1.  He was in three operations being kia in the third on the Sambre-Oise canal. Some of the battlefield sites at which he fought are on the Wilfred Owen Association web site. Have a look at some of the virtual tour. PhilipG.

[Robert Bonner]

Phillip G is too modest.  He is the joint author with Helen McPhail of
Wilfred Owen: On a Poet's Trail ( On the Trail of the Poets of the Great War) (Battleground Europe) [Paperback]

A very clear read of Owen's war and his part with the 2nd Bn.