I'm in the latter stages of completing 'Death or Glory', a new history of the 17th/21st Lancers 1922-1993 and am looking for good photographs from between 1939-1947 for inclusion in the book. I'm particularly short of vehicle/personnel shots. Anyone submitting a photo must have copyright for that photo- something off the internet, or anything from the IWM can't be used. Please send me a message if you can help. Any photos will need to scanned at a definition of at least 300 dpi and not more than 800 dpi; 400 dpi being the ideal.
Kevin. I am looking forward to reading your book. I do hope that you have covered 17/21L’s part in the crossing of the Rapido in the Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino. Regards Frank
I certainly have, Frank- about 8,000 of the 185,000 words are on Diadem, though the Regiment (and the maps issued for the attack) refer to it as the Gari. Seems to be a moot point where one river ends and the other begins.
Definitely Gari... look forward to the book. My Dad and his mates were being supported by 16th/5th Lancers through those few days but it was pretty hairy for everyone.. regards.
Kevin. Most definitely the Gari. The Americans started the rot by calling it the Rapido and the British reinforced that view with Cuneo’s painting entitled ‘Crossing the Rapido’. The Rapido joins the Gari and then the Gari joins the Liri to become the Garigliano. At the point at which the Americans and the British crossed, just to the south of Cassino, it was the Gari. Great to see that you will be covering the Amazon action Regards Frank
Hi, these belong to my Grandfather Malcolm David Walker Sandison “Sandy”. They were a little bit later on in the mid-late 1950’s. He was part of C Squadron, driver of Centurion 02ZR72 and based in West Berlin!
Great photos, Joseph. Sadly, too late to include them as everything has been with the publishers (Fonthill Media) since Jan 2019. Hopefully, 'Death or Glory' will hit the shelves before the end of this year. For anyone (apart from geologists) unfamiliar with the sort of timescale that publishers work on, it takes around two years from submission to bookshelf. (This will be 6th book with Fonthill; the quickest was on the shelves 18 months after submission, the last, on the Liverpool Rifles, took 30 months.)