{"product_id":"blue-flash-the-story-of-alan-jolly-9781474542944","title":"BLUE FLASH The Story of an Armoured Regiment","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally formed in 1940 as the 8th Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment before conversion to armoured service, the unit was redesignated the 4th Royal Tank Regiment on 1 March 1945. Jolly's narrative offers detailed descriptions of key operations including Operation Pomegranate, Operation Totalize, Operation Astonia, and the Rhine crossing during Operation Plunder. The work is particularly valuable as a primary source on British armoured tactics, combined-arms co-operation with formations such as the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, and the regiment's evolving operational role-from conventional tank support to specialised amphibious transport using Buffalo LVT vehicles. As both a participant narrative and regimental chronicle, Blue Flash remains a significant documentary record of British armoured warfare in the final year of the European campaign. A Roll of Honour and Awards completes this history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Jolly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474542948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474542944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Naval \u0026amp; Military Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Alan Jolly","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48852957692159,"sku":"9781474542944","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-flash-the-story-of-alan-jolly-9781474542944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}