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War Memories of a Young Frenchman: WWII-1939-1945. A true story.

War Memories of a Young Frenchman: WWII-1939-1945. A true story.

          
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This riveting memoir of the Second World War constitutes a rare insight on WWII seen from perspective of a young French soldier fighting alongside the American GI's. After the German "Blitzkrieg" and sudden defeat of French troops, the young Raymond Lescastreyres feels great sadness and shame. In 1940, when only Britain continues fighting heroically, the seventeen year-old Raymond is smuggling mail across the "demarcation line" at Mont-de-Marsan in southwest France. Reported to the Gestapo, he must flee overnight and he crosses over to the Free Zone where, lying about his age, he enrols in the French army. Following two years of training in North Africa where he marvels at the technological superiority of the American equipment, he eventually lands on French soil in September 1944 at Saint Raphael. His regiment of Sherman tanks takes part alongside the American Infantry in the liberation of Alsace. Twenty year-old Raymond lives a victorious epic that takes him all the way to the shores of Lake Constance in Austria when the armistice signals the end of the conflict. These years of war were also the years of his youth which he reminisces in this moving chronicles with personal anecdotes, writing with astonishing clarity, humour and a great concern for accuracy. The book is illustrated with numerous photographs from the author's private album. This account of the Second World War as seen through the eyes of a young French soldier is not only an inspiring story but also a great reference tool for the historians and a testimony for future generations as well as a fresh perspective for those who have already read everything on the subject.
About the Author: Raymond Lescastreyres was born on the 18th September 1923 in Parentis-en-Born in the Landes départment, France. On the 21st October 1941, he volunteers in the 3ème Régiment de Spahis Marocain stationed at Mekhnès He is an Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour Promoted Colonel on the 1st April 1977, health problems force him to leave the army in 1978, before he has reached the retirement age. Raymond Lescastreyres passed away on the 22nd December 2007 in Audenge (Gironde). He is survived by his wife Andrée and their four children, Anne-Marie, Marie-France, François and Laurence as well as seven grand-children.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781482649567
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 162
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: WWII-1939-1945. A true story.
  • Width: 140 mm
  • ISBN-10: 148264956X
  • Publisher Date: 23 Oct 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 9 mm
  • Weight: 195 gr


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