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Issue No 4 Issue 4.   January 1998.   Monty's Men.

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Issue 4.   January 1998.
Monty's Men
The Historical Background    Three batallions of the Green Howards fought directly under General Bernard Montgomery in the Second World War.   They were thus amongst the soldiers to be termed "Monty's Men".   A brief history of these men is provided.
 
Monty's Men, - Inside the Exhibition    A report on the Exhbition mounted by the Friends of the Green Howards Regimental Museum in July 1997 on Monty's Men.
 
They Ate Our Bacon!    Childhood memories from the Home Front, - some fond memories of a Yorkshire lass.
 
The Legendary Stan Hollis    The only person to be awarded a Victoria Cross on D-Day.   An account of CSM Stan Hollis' bravery on that day.
 
With the 50th Division    The Green Howards fought with the 50th Division in the Western Desert.   A brief account is given of that campaign.
 
View from Hell's Cage    CSM Richard Hall was a prisoner-of-war at Suani Ben Adem in the Western Desert.   He recounts his experiences.
 
Memories of Romance and Separation    Stories of romance and separation portraying the human side of war.
 

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