He also wrote a magazine series, Twenty Years After, that was made into a collection of hardback volumes.
Whilst I don't have Over My Shoulder, I do have many from the Twenty Years After series. They are in the same category as Tank Warfare, Fights and Flights, Boilerplate War, Logbook of a Pioneer, etc. in my opinion.
They are interesting reading, and well-written because they are from a time when eloquent people paid attention to grammar. However, it is only recollection, and we know how our memory can play tricks.
I read mine with a pinch of salt.
-- Edited by PDA on Thursday 14th of June 2012 12:21:38 PM
I notice that EDS wrote another autobiog in 1951 - Over My Shoulder. Anyone read it? Does it add anything to the info in Eyewitness?
Any opinions welcome.
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Indeed. Even Stern gets things wrong in his autobiog.
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As I recall, and I could well be totally wrong, "Over My Shoulder" doesn't discuss tanks. Perhaps the author thought that was sufficently covered in "Eyewitness".
Thanks, Gwyn. It's partly accessible online in that google books format thing. Was a bit puzzled when I searched for 'tanks' and only a couple of references came up. Sounds as if you're right. Probably not worth pursuing.
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