Gunners in Normandy: The History of the Royal Artillery in North-west Europe, January 1942 to August 1944...

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Major Frank Baldwin Lieutenant Colonel Will Townend

Gunners in Normandy

The History of the Royal Artillery in North-west Europe, January 1942 to August 1944

Major Frank Baldwin, Lieutenant Colonel Will Townend

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Miscellaneous
01 February 2026

Biography: historical, political & military; Oral history; Second World War; Battles & campaigns; Military life & institutions

A comprehensive account of the Royal Artillery at Normandy: unparalleled level of information drawing on personal account and official records.

The official account of the Royal Artillery's activities in the Normandy campaign, this volume breaks down the historic achievements of the Regiment, integrating newly published research with a detailed account of their activities, logistics and equipment in the offensive.

Gunners in Normandy includes mention of every regiment that served, a Roll of Honour, and a list of the dead by unit. This book presents the definitive record of events, assembled from interviews with veterans, papers and documents from the Firepower Archives, terrain studies, personal memoirs, war diaries and other official documents. Serious students of the battle for Normandy should find this essential reading, with comprehensive coverage of the role of the Royal Artillery, and much material not published anywhere else, including orders of battle, the details of targets engaged by the guns and their effectiveness.

AUTHORS: Major Frank Baldwin is a retired artillery officer and a member of the British Commission for Military History. He has worked as a battlefield guide for the last 20 years, actively involved in writing historic material to support tours and pilgrimages undertaken by the Royal British Legion. He is the author of numerous published works and has a regular column in the Battlefields Trust Magazine. He is also responsible for the blog The Observation Post.

Lieutenant Colonel Will Townend was project officer for Firepower and secretary of the RA Historical Society. His passion, enthusiasm and meticulous research made this book possible. Sadly, Will died in 2010.

35 colour, 69 b/w illustrations

By: Major Frank Baldwin, Lieutenant Colonel Will Townend
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781837050345
ISBN 10: 1837050341
Publication Date: 01 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Address book
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Major FRANK BALDWIN is a retired artillery officer and a member of the British Commission for Military History. He has worked as a battlefield guide for the last 20 years, actively involved in writing historic material to support tours and pilgrimages undertaken by the Royal British Legion. He is the author of numerous published works and has a regular column in the Battlefields Trust Magazine. He is also responsible for the blog The Observation Post. Lieutenant Colonel WILL TOWNEND was project officer for Firepower and secretary of the RA Historical Society. His passion, enthusiasm and meticulous research made this book possible. Sadly, Will died in 2010.