THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

A full account of the part played by various battalions of The Royal Sussex Regiment during WW2, covering the movements and operations of the Regiment from France & Belgium in 1940,operations in Eritrea, North Africa and Italy ,on to Greece at the end of the war. Also the exploits of 9th Division during the Burma campaign including the 2nd Battle of Arakan and lthe advance to the rivers Chindwin and Irrawaddy. Although like others this was not one of the D-day Regiments, they were fundamental to the success of the wider plans for the course of the war. The fighting in North Africa and Italy is detailed, and the whole book is excellently illustrated with maps.