2/8: Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment’s Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day, by James Holland
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🗓️ 1 January 2024
⏱️ 96 minutes
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In the annals of World War II, certain groups of soldiers stand out, and among the most notable were the Sherwood Rangers. Originally a cavalry unit in the last days of horses in combat, whose officers were landed gentry leading men who largely worked for them, they were switched to the “mechanized cavalry” of tanks in 1942. Winning acclaim in the North African campaign, the Sherwood Rangers then spearheaded one of the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944; led the way across France; were the first British troops to cross into Germany, and contributed mightily to Germany’s surrender in May 1945.
1945 US Army crosing the Rhine at Worms
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| 7:07.0 | Greetings James. |
| 7:10.0 | Welcome. |
| 7:11.0 | How are you? |
| 7:12.0 | I am very cheered that you can speak today on the last day of the year. |
| 7:16.0 | Well, I am so sorry about the... |
| 7:20.0 | Oh, sure. |
| 7:21.0 | About last night. |
| 7:22.0 | It's a... |
| 7:23.0 | Do you want me to record my own audio, John? |
| 7:26.0 | Would that be helpful? |
| 7:27.0 | Uh, I have... |
| 7:29.0 | It's fine, yes, a backup is always welcome. |
| 7:32.0 | I'm going to... Okay to I'm recording us on audio and then we'll be on |
| 7:36.3 | video as well so your backup is wonderful anyway it's a great pleasure I'm so so sorry, basically I just got the wrong hour. |
| 7:45.0 | Yeah, sure. |
| 7:47.0 | I had it in my diary and it was leaping up, but I was an hour, |
| 7:51.0 | I can't know whether I was out by an hour or two hours but anyone I was out so I'm sorry. |
| 7:56.7 | You gave me an extra night with the boys. |
| 7:59.7 | And so... Anyway, how are you? Have you had a good Christmas? I have. Very good Christmas. The children were home. We've got grown children, but they're not married yet. And they were home and that's always a pleasure and when they leave the |
| 8:15.2 | house gets too quiet do you have children James I do yes I've got a son and a |
| 8:20.4 | daughter and the son has left home and is now finding his trying to find its |
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