The Battle for Tilly-sur-Seulles - Normandy - June 1944

I recently found these online:

Battery diary, 341 Battery, 86th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 1944 to 1946; compiled by Lt Sidney Beck

341 BATTERY - 86TH FIELD REGT RA (HERTS YEOMANRY)

- WAR DIARY - 3 JUNE 1944 TO 9 APRIL 1946

With refs. to - "Tilly" and "Tilly-sur-seulles" - and the battles (inc. Cristot) around there during June 1944, and much besides.

Also: The Story of the War since D-Day

The Story of the War since D-Day, as seen by an Artillery Officer, Lt. Sidney Beck R.A. (the transcript of his letters to his wife, 10 June 1944 to 15 August 1945)

And: D-Day diary manuscript

 

Normandy battlefront : 16th June 1944 · Frank Gillard (3.34 mins audio)
"Sound and commentary from the Normandy battlefront"



Normandy battlefront : 17th June 1944 · Frank Gillard (1.45 mins audio)
"Sound and commentary from the Battle of Tilly-sur-Seulles"



Normandy battlefront : 20th June 1944 · Frank Gillard (3.08 mins audio)
"Tilly after capture"

 

I recently heard that this can be available: La bataille de Tilly-sur-Seulles. 1944 - Stéphane Jacquet



For me at least Amazon seems to default to editions: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tilly-Sur-Seulles-7-26-June/dp/2840482606

Which, it seems, can go for quite a high price: Amazon.co.uk: Buying Choices: Tilly Sur Seulles: 7-26 June 1944

 

This is the latest edition published earlier this year.
1st Edition published 2008
2nd Edition published 2019

According to Stephane - who I met in Tilly in June - the new 2019 edition contains updated information and also a few dozen extra pages. I've not been able to compare the two editions as I don't have access to the 1st Edition. It's a 'heavyweight' book so falls quite properly into the 'reference book' category rather than the 'easy reading' category. Something to dip into and out of as the case may be.

 

I find that French or German books in France and Germany sell for quite a lot less than the crazy UK/US Amazon computer-generated prices. Every time you do a search on an old book you up its price.

 

The new edition is currently on sale in Normandy for 59 Euros .

 

Les Épées allemandes 1933-45

Has:
Tilly-Sur-Seulles 1944
Referencia: 7121

62,00 €

58,90 € 5% DE DESCUENTO

 

That's what I paid for mine (Heimdal stall at the Tilly sur Seulles book fair 9th June 2019)

 

The copy I have which I bought in 2015 has the German tank on the front cover.
I bought it at the tilly museum and I think I paid €45 or €49 and your definitely right Steve it's such a big well written book that I'm sure if I read it cover to cover I'd forget the beginning by the time I got to the end

 

Recently saw this version - albeit an "old item" from 2012, I think...

The First Town - The fight for Tilly-sur-Seulles (KGN AAR) - Forum - DakkaDakka

24th Lancers not mentioned - but there are references to "Sherman tanks" ;-)

Also - a "top secret" Tiger - as an option ;-)