Berthe Mayer, MBE
While researching my upcoming book about the 1942 battle for Madagascar, I came across the story of Berthe Mayer. I've written an article about her exploits for International Women's Day.
An SOE agent during the Second World War, she was awarded the MBE for her work behind enemy lines before and during the Madagascar campaign.
The Soviet BREM-1 was an armoured recovery vehicle based on a T-72 chassis. It had a crane, two winches, a plough, a bulldozer blade, and towing equipment.
Image credit: Vitaly V. Kuzmin (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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A Strange Campaign available for pre-order
On 5th May next year my next book, A Strange Campaign: The Battle for Madagascar, will be published. This coincides with the anniversary of Operation Ironclad, which marked the start of the campaign.
It will be available in hardback, paperback, ebook, large print, and (hopefully) audio book. All formats should be available on 5th May, but the hardback, paperback, and ebook are available for pre-order now.
