The Resource We Died With Our Boots Clean : A Royal Marine Commando in World War II, Kenneth McAlpine, (electronic resource)
We Died With Our Boots Clean : A Royal Marine Commando in World War II, Kenneth McAlpine, (electronic resource)
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The item We Died With Our Boots Clean : A Royal Marine Commando in World War II, Kenneth McAlpine, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.
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- Summary
- At the age of seventeen, Kenneth McAlpine ran away from school to join the Royal Marine Commandos. As the youngest member of the youngest commando force, after three months he found himself fighting on the beaches of Normandy. In We Died With Our Boots Clean, McAlpine tells his own unique story of World War II. From an unusual encounter with Montgomery and Patton, a concerted attempt to kill a sergeant major and his best friend{u2019}s arrest for swearing at the Queen of Holland, McAlpine paints a fascinating picture of commando life. Full of absorbing anecdotes such as his time in a military prison and a rescue operation at a concentration camp, this book is an essential part of a World War II enthusiast{u2019}s library
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (192 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780752462578
- Label
- We Died With Our Boots Clean : A Royal Marine Commando in World War II
- Title
- We Died With Our Boots Clean
- Title remainder
- A Royal Marine Commando in World War II
- Statement of responsibility
- Kenneth McAlpine
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- At the age of seventeen, Kenneth McAlpine ran away from school to join the Royal Marine Commandos. As the youngest member of the youngest commando force, after three months he found himself fighting on the beaches of Normandy. In We Died With Our Boots Clean, McAlpine tells his own unique story of World War II. From an unusual encounter with Montgomery and Patton, a concerted attempt to kill a sergeant major and his best friend{u2019}s arrest for swearing at the Queen of Holland, McAlpine paints a fascinating picture of commando life. Full of absorbing anecdotes such as his time in a military prison and a rescue operation at a concentration camp, this book is an essential part of a World War II enthusiast{u2019}s library
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1925-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McAlpine, Kenneth
- Dewey number
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- 940.54/5941092
- B
- 940.54/5941092
- B
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D794.5
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- McAlpine, Kenneth
- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- We Died With Our Boots Clean : A Royal Marine Commando in World War II, Kenneth McAlpine, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00011354
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (192 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780752462578
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780752462578
- (Sirsi) b1462974
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
- Label
- We Died With Our Boots Clean : A Royal Marine Commando in World War II, Kenneth McAlpine, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00011354
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (192 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780752462578
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780752462578
- (Sirsi) b1462974
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
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