From Normandy to Germany in a Tank: The Memoirs of an Armoured Guardsman

A British tank soldier’s memoir detailing his perilous WWII journey, fierce battles, frontline experiences, and the liberation of Europe.

What was tank warfare like for an ordinary conscripted British soldier in the Second World War? Arthur Ibbotson was a Grenadier Guardsman whose training and battles from Normandy to Northern Germany (1943—45) help provide an answer.

He trained using the 30—ton M4 Sherman tank but after being flown into Normandy, he instead joined the crew of a 15—ton M5 Hon...