Author : Elizabeth Kay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781988595061
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)
Book Synopsis Eddie Norman and 25 Battalion by : Elizabeth Kay
Download or read book Eddie Norman and 25 Battalion written by Elizabeth Kay and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When World War Two broke out, three theological students left their college in Auckland to the sound of bagpipes and volunteered to fight. Eddie Norman, aged 22 from Hawke¿s Bay, was one of them. A natural leader, his first experience of action was at El Alamein in 1942 as a platoon commander, and during the Italian campaign he quickly rose to command 25 Battalion. Under Eddie, the battalion was responsible for the division¿s sole success at Cassino, almost single-handedly smashed the German defensive line south of Arezzo and led the advance across the Senio to the Sillaro River. He was awarded the Military Cross, Distinguished Service Order and American Legion of Merit. Eddie¿s regular letters home to his new wife, Margaret, described daily army life during the desert fighting in the Middle East and the wet winter campaign in Italy when the men were holed up in the ruins of Cassino and pursued the enemy through Tuscany to the Adriatic Coast. Eddie returned home to Margaret and his studies for the Anglican priesthood, eventually becoming Anglican Bishop of Wellington in 1973 and knighted. Eddie Norman and 25 Battalion is told by Eddie¿s daughter Elizabeth Kay using his letters and other writings, 200 images and a series of custom-made.