Dunkirk, D-Day, Kohima and The Death Railway: The Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War

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Neil R Storey

Dunkirk, D-Day, Kohima and The Death Railway

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The Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War

Neil R Storey

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Pen & Sword Books Ltd
01 July 2026

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Military life & institutions

The Royal Norfolk Regiment had a fighting record second to none. Five members of the Regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross, the greatest number to any Line Infantry Regiment during the Second World War.

1st Battalion landed on Sword Beach on D-Day and fought with distinction through France, Holland and Germany

2nd Battalion was the first complete infantry battalion of the British Expeditionary Force to land in France in 1939. Members of this battalion earned the first gallantry decorations of the war. Tragically, 97 men of this battalion were massacred at Le Paradis during the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940. The battalion was rebuilt and fought in Burma and the hellish Battle of Kohima.

4th, 5th and 6th Battalions fought doggedly at Singapore but after the surrender of the island in 1942, spent the rest of the war as Japanese Prisoners of War on the infamous 'Death Railway' and forced labour camps.

7th Battalion fought in France in 1940. Only fifty men made it back, but the battalion was rebuilt and returned again to fight in Normandy in 1944.

Drawing on the diaries, memoirs and memories of those who were there, this book is a fitting tribute to the brave men of The Royal Norfolk Regiment.

AUTHOR: Award-winning social historian Neil R. Storey has researched some of the most infamous murders in British history in his many books and articles over the past 30 years. A graduate of UEA, Neil is known for his ground-breaking research and is internationally respected as one of the foremost authorities on the darker aspects of British history. He has lectured at Scotland Yard, to academic and social audiences, and at numerous true crime conferences across the UK. He regularly appears on television and radio factual programmes as a guest expert.

30 b/w illustrations

By: Neil R Storey
Imprint: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781036149918
ISBN 10: 1036149919
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 July 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Award-winning social historian Neil R. Storey has researched some of the most infamous murders in British history in his many books and articles over the past 30 years. A graduate of UEA, Neil is known for his ground-breaking research and is internationally respected as one of the foremost authorities on the darker aspects of British history. He has lectured at Scotland Yard, to academic and social audiences, and at numerous true crime conferences across the UK. He regularly appears on television and radio factual programmes as a guest expert. His previous true crime books published by Pen & Sword include The Blackout Murders, The Hangman's Scrapbook and The Murder of PC Gutteridge.