Two Generals by Scott Chantler

By Scott Chantler

A fantastically illustrated and poignant photograph memoir that tells the tale of global conflict II from an Everyman's perspective.
 
In March of 1943, Scott Chantler's grandfather, legislation Chantler, shipped out around the Atlantic for lively carrier with the Highland gentle Infantry of Canada, together with his ally, Jack, a fellow officer. now not lengthy later on, they'd locate themselves creating a rocky crossing of the English Channel, approximately to participate in a single of the main pivotal and treacherous army operations of global battle II: the Allied invasion of Normandy. Two Generals tells the tale of what occurred there during the eyes of those younger males -- no longer the distinguished army commanders or politicians we frequently pay attention approximately, yet daily heroes who risked their lives for the Allied reason. Meticulously researched and gorgeously illustrated, Two Generals is a harrowing tale of conflict and a touching tale of friendship -- and an important and colourful checklist of unsung heroism.

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