Comments The Author of the book had been on the Army Reserve for only six weeks
when he was Recalled at the time of the Suez Crisis. A highly experienced
Forward Observation Officer, expert in the direction and control of gunfire
from offshore naval ships against beachhead targets
Douglas Clark landed At Port Said on the first assault wave of the Royal
Marines on 06 November
He describes the assembly, the training in Malta: the convoy through
the Mediterranian, and ist meeting
with the American 6th Fleet: the landing and the subsequent operations.
He describes how the commandos risked their lives to save Egyptian civilians
under fire, how they moved with lightning speed, and superb precision to
secure the bridgehead and ` break out ` southwards along the Canal
He describes with timely precision the advancement of 42 Commando through
the main north-south
Street leading from the beaches of Port-Said to Cairo
Clark tells of the anti-climax of cease-fire orders, and the subsequent
policing of the area against constant sabotage and ambush operations by
the Fedayeen gangs
It is a a worth reading Soldiers tale
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