The Iron Stallions (2012)
“New officers arrived and a few of the old ones disappeared. Neill had been lost at Alamein and Ormonde had vanished to a new regiment. Toby Reeves was second-in-command now, quiet these days and no longer the noisy extrovert. He was seeing an American Waac in London who seemed fond of him but he insisted he had no intention of changing his will.
‘For Gods sake,’ Josh said. ‘Suppose you marry her?’ Reeves gave him a quiet smile. ‘Well, I’ve thought of that, of course,’ he said.
For the first time they were hoping to meet the Germans on equal terms. They had left their Honeys in the Mediterranean and taken over brand-new Shermans which had arrived straight from the factories with messages from factory girls still tucked behind the gun mantlets. Like the Honey, the Sherman was American, and was driven by a four hundred and twenty-five horsepower engine. It was too high for easy hiding but had twice the thickness of armour plating, and the commander rode in a tall round turret, wi...th his head between the flaps of the top hatch.MoreLess
‘For Gods sake,’ Josh said. ‘Suppose you marry her?’ Reeves gave him a quiet smile. ‘Well, I’ve thought of that, of course,’ he said.
For the first time they were hoping to meet the Germans on equal terms. They had left their Honeys in the Mediterranean and taken over brand-new Shermans which had arrived straight from the factories with messages from factory girls still tucked behind the gun mantlets. Like the Honey, the Sherman was American, and was driven by a four hundred and twenty-five horsepower engine. It was too high for easy hiding but had twice the thickness of armour plating, and the commander rode in a tall round turret, wi...th his head between the flaps of the top hatch.MoreLess
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