{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-east-neil-hutty-9781917666046","title":"The History of the East Riding Yeomanry Volume 3: Yeomen Forrard!: The East Riding Yeomanry from D-Day to Victory during the Second World War, 1943-19","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Advance from Normandy through Europe to the Baltic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn April 1943 the East Riding Yeomanry, 'Wenlock's Horse', rebuilt as an armoured regiment following the debacle of 1940, learned that it would be amongst the assault waves for the liberation of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story, told largely through eyewitness accounts, of the East Riding Yeomanry's part in the liberation of Europe: landing on Sword Beach on D-Day 6th June 1944 the Regiment took part in fierce fighting to consolidate and expand the Normandy beachhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Normandy, the ERY saw action in Holland, liberating the city of s'Hertogenbosch, before being rushed into Belgium to help counter, and then squash, the German Ardennes offensive, known as the \"Battle of the Bulge\", in the harshest of winter conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubsequently re-equipped with 'Buffalo' amphibious carriers, the ERY was tasked with transporting the assault infantry across the river Rhine in March 1945. The Regiment ended the war at Laboe on the Baltic coast, guarding thousands of German prisoners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story concludes with an account of the Regiment post war, until amalgamation in November 1956 to form the Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday the history and traditions of the Regiment rest with 'A' Squadron, Queen's Own Yeomanry in York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Hutty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917666047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917666046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonaur Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Neil Hutty","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46906979352831,"sku":"9781917666046","price":33.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53268594-9f07-468b-9d49-ec8edbac155a.jpg?v=1748771952","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-the-east-neil-hutty-9781917666046","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}