The Men in the Shed

Normandy 2013 – Day#6 Thursday 6th June

by | Aug 29, 2013 | Normandy Trips

Bocage, Hill 226 and St Charles de Percy Bocage bagging When reading & talking about the post D-Day fighting one word crops up time and again: “Bocage”. So what was “Bocage” or “The Hedgerow Country” as Americans called it? A...

Day 8: 7th June

by | Sep 8, 2012 | Normandy Trips

3rd Battalion Scots Guards, Hill 226 & Operation BLUECOAT As mentioned earlier, investigating this unit’s contribution to the success of Operation BLUECOAT has been another interest of mine and earlier in the year, I delivered a talk to the South Manchester...