Hes a very personable bloke, and is now strong enough to face the world and tell the. The following is an article that i first published on this site in 2009 the ideological war. Combat closeup in world war three by macksey, kenneth seller ground zero books, ltd. Officer, royal tank regiment, british army, 1941, until retirement with rank of maj. Kenneth macksey was a distinguished military historian and former army officer who served in the second world war. Kenneth macksey is a former officer of the royal tank regiment, and the author of many books on military history and the. Macksey was commissioned in the royal armoured corps 1 and served in world war ii winning a military cross 2 under the command of percy hobart, later writing the authoritative biography of that leader. It was intended for use as a training aid to suggest some possible situations troops may have expected to encounter in an all out war in europe in the 1980s. Radio intercept in two world wars cassell military paperbacks by macksey, kenneth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
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