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"The dust in Normandy was also affecting the heavily oiled ammunition belts; the ejection of the shell cases became clogged with dust as it whirled up underneath through the ejection shutes of the Typhoon, so out came a team of Boffins to have the problem conquered "in no time at all", 2 to 3 months! Our flight sergeant armorer solved the problem quite simply. He glued pieces of toilet paper to the chutes."

(LCI, Sword) We buried the dead at sea. The only weights available were sections of the dismantled galley stove. The young matelots, who had been considerably shaken by the day's events, tought it all very callous, not knowing that landing craft commanders were expressedly forbidden to bring any bodies back to the UK so as to avoid choking the embarkation ports.

Good

Command, Control and Comms - a plethora of radio sets, and the joys of dispatch riding- so long as you don't want to hear any incoming!
Medical services - a sobering read.

Intelligence (no jokes please) units, and reconnaissance forces - Monty's realistic use of intelligence and the perils and pitfalls of recon in armoured cars.

Air power - gliders and paras, 2 TAF and the power of the Typhoon -more psychological than actual? And some great maps!

The Royal Artillery; big guns, lots of digging and weightlifting!

The engineers; Hobarts "Funnies"

The naval effort; the dubious "joy" of sailing in a DD Sherman; the "Great Storm"

The infantry; training and specialists, small arms and the most bizarre anti tank weapon in the West....