Diary of a Red Devil
Diary of a Red Devil Many books have been written about the Second World War and the majority of them either concentrate on a particular battle, campaign or unit. Helion and Co Ltd are therefore…
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Diary of a Red Devil
Many books have been written about the Second World War and the majority of them either concentrate on a particular battle, campaign or unit. Helion and Co Ltd are therefore pleased to announce the publication of Diary of A Red Devil. Individual accounts are certainly in a minority and those from the lower ranks even more scarcer.
Initially conscripted into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and trained as a vehicle mechanic, he was then posted in March 1940 to a prewar Territorial unit - The 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers, then a home defense unit based near London. It relates the war time experiences of a young man, Albert Blockwell from the northeast of England, who in February 1940 was called up for service with the Army. His diary is a most interesting account of a young vehicle mechanic who also had to learn to be a infantry soldier.
Albert remained with this unit for all his wartime