Robert Boscawen — Armoured Guardsmen: A War Diary June 1944 - April 1945

Yorkshire, Leo Cooper, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated war diary from British Conservative politician, Robert Thomas Boscawen, signed by the author with a letter. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. With a handwritten letter on the author's headed paper, dated 23rd March 2001, addressed to a Roy Stockman. Illustrated with sixteen plates. Collated complete. Shortly after D-Day, Robert Boscawen, fresh from Cambridge, found himself in Normandy with his Coldstream Guards tank troop. This work explores the month that followed until his evacuation as a casualty in the closing stages of the Second World War. His diary became a record, full of perceptive commentary, during this period. Written by Robert Thomas Boscawen, a British Conservative politician. He was the last member of the House of Commons to hold a Military Cross for action during the Second World War. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with a small tear to the front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.