Tank Action
An Armoured Troop Commander's War 1944-45
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Roger Davis
About this listen
A gripping account of the Second World War, from the perspective of a young tank commander.
In 1944, David Render was a nineteen-year-old second lieutenant fresh from Sandhurst when he was sent to France. Joining the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry five days after the D-Day landings, the combat-hardened men he was sent to command did not expect him to last long. However, in the following weeks of ferocious fighting in which more than 90 per cent of his fellow tank commanders became casualties, his ability to emerge unscathed from countless combat engagements earned him the nickname of the 'Inevitable Mr Render'.
In Tank Action Render tells his remarkable story, spanning every major episode of the last year of the Second World War from the invasion of Normandy to the fall of Germany. Ultimately it is a story of survival, comradeship and the ability to stand up and be counted as a leader in combat.
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©2019 Captain David Render and Stuart Tootal (P)2019 Orion Publishing GroupWhat listeners say about Tank Action
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- Samuel Peacocke
- 22-09-2019
A great story
This book gives a great insight into what it was like to be a junior officer in an armored regiment in Western Europe in WW2
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- Anonymous User
- 29-07-2022
great story
all I can say is remarkable recollection of one man's war without the Hollywood movie rhetoric like other books
I did find it difficult listening to the narrator especially after seeing David render interviews and his verbal articulation of his story
still an emotional story
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- Anonymous User
- 28-12-2022
Great read
Great read from a very young but strong troop leader who landed on Normandy on D+4 and fought until VE Day
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- Darren Heinrich
- 28-10-2023
One of the best ever WW2 books.
I’ve listened 3 times already. An incredible story, told in good detail with fabulous narration. Very highly recommended.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-08-2020
Very listenable
Well narrated, very absorbing, great glimpse into life inside a Sherman tank and the true horrors of it all.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-05-2021
Great gritty story
A Windows into the mind of a young man's war time experience that does not shy away from the facts of war.
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- Thomas
- 02-12-2021
not easy
The statistics don't lie, when you're given 2 weeks to live and you survive till the end there's an interesting story.
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- Grahame Bourne
- 16-09-2021
grahame bourne
i loved the book went to sleep every night listtening to it.
the nerator was excellent.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-05-2020
disappointed of the story
story of a tank commander who missed all the actions...lucky guy. Respect your war effort by the way.
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