#1: WWII book title - British tank commander in N. Africa Author: jcneel, Location: Victoria, TexasPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:42 pm ---- I'm trying to think of the title of a book I read as a kid - by a British tank commander in N. Africa - he commanded a Stuart Honey. I had the old Ballantine War series with the fold out cover that showed his tank at the top of an escarpment with the commander looking over his shoulder at a German tank coming up behind them. As I remember, they got away by running down the escarpment.
I remember it as a classic - just can't remember the title. Anyone else read this one?
Thanks
Chris Neel
#2: Re: WWII book title - British tank commander in N. Africa Author: DanFong, Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:48 pm ---- Brazen Chariots by Robert Crisp
#3: Re: WWII book title - British tank commander in N. Africa Author: bsmart, Location: Central MarylandPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:17 pm ---- Anyone interested in tanks who hasn't read it should. Here is a link to a short thread we had about him recently www.com-central.net/in...bert+crisp
#4: Re: WWII book title - British tank commander in N. Africa Author: jcneel, Location: Victoria, TexasPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:51 pm ----
- DanFong
Brazen Chariots by Robert Crisp
That's it! I knew it was Robert somebody.
"The Gods were Neutral" sounds interesting too....
Thanks!
cn
#5: Re: WWII book title - British tank commander in N. Africa Author: A2_Prius, Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:15 pm ---- I found Robert Crisp's BRAZEN CHARIOTS to be far more interesting than THE GODS WERE NEUTRAL. The latter is the narrative of the British retreat on the island of Crete: lots of dive-bombing Stukas, no armor battles to speak of. Another Desert War classic is Cyril Jolly's TAKE THESE MEN. Crisp and Jolly knew one another.
