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Tank Action

An Armoured Troop Commander's War 1944-45

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A gripping account of the Second World War, from the perspective of a young tank commander.

In 1944, David Render was a nineteen-year-old second lieutenant fresh from Sandhurst when he was sent to France. Joining the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry five days after the D-Day landings, the combat-hardened men he was sent to command did not expect him to last long. However, in the following weeks of ferocious fighting in which more than 90 per cent of his fellow tank commanders became casualties, his ability to emerge unscathed from countless combat engagements earned him the nickname of the 'Inevitable Mr Render'.

In Tank Action Render tells his remarkable story, spanning every major episode of the last year of the Second World War from the invasion of Normandy to the fall of Germany. Ultimately it is a story of survival, comradeship and the ability to stand up and be counted as a leader in combat.

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Well-paced, you are drawn into a year-long campaign at the sharp end of the Allied advance through Normandy and into Germany. Despite the peril, you feel in safe hands with a candid reporter dealing with extreme experiences. If you thought you were safe in a tank you'll think otherwise...you get the education David Render got as he learnt tank warfare in country that was not conducive to tank warfare.

Author Stuart Tootal is to be commended. I completed this in two sessions.

Fluent, Gripping and Enlightening

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This account of the experiences of a young man involved in the slog of battling to liberate Europe and defeat the Third Reich is honest, authentic, at times horrifying, and utterly compelling. The author does not set out to glorify war in any way, nor is he apologetic for the way in which he and his comrades had to wage war in order to achieve the downfall of Hitler and the Nazis. He describes what it was like to be engaged in total war, to be on the receiving end of the ruthless violence of the enemy and to be equally ruthless and violent in order to win and to survive. It is hard listening at times, particularly to the descriptions of what happened to tanks and their crews when they were attacked. It also offers considerable insight into the effects on individuals of being engaged in combat, day after day and week after week. The greatest hero of the story is the battalion padre, who took on himself the sole responsibility for recovering the dead tank crews and burying them, an incredibly brave humanitarian.

Utterly compelling

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This, as a Sapper, is the best book I have heard on Audible. I laughed and was agog at the stories.

Excellent book

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its a truly amazing a d poignant book, you really feel as if your there though the good and bad times, i have listened twice now and both times have been as real as the last

just amazing

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1st hand account of WW2 armoured conflict. brilliant author with a lot to tell in a brilliant way.

Excellent Book

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