RFA Diary on Amazon

[Dazscuba]

This Is one of the best books I have read in ages and could not put it down. 

It was of a RFA Officer who went through the ranks and was in the thick of it most weeks all along the front from France to Flanders and back. 

Its called “ The War Diary of the Master of Belhaven” by Albion Press

[DavidOwen]

Thank you for the heads up - have now got it on Kindle ready for the more autumnal days to come.

[Dazscuba]

Cracking read, gritty, shocking but shows that the RFA was in the thick of it most times. 

Enjoy 

[charlie962]

You will find that this book has been mentioned on this forum a number of times but always with highest praise. This was a diary rather than a memoir written up after the war.

 

He was the type of Battery-or Brigade- commander that will have motivated his men. Having just read Donald Boyd's 'Salute of Guns' (NavalMilitaryPress were doing a very good offer) it is clear how much difference a good or poor commander makes to morale throughout the Battery.

 

 

2 hours ago, Dazscuba said:

shows that the RFA was in the thick of it most times. 

Nothing can compare with the life of a soldier in the front line trenches but the gunners, field gunners particularly, were subject to endless counter battery fire and I believe had longer intervals between 'rests' than the infantry. There are some very good accounts available and again there are some lists on this forum.

 

Charlie

[Marilyne]

Thanks for the update !!! for 99 cent ... downloaded on the Kindle !! one never knows when one might run out of books to read...

 

M.