Synopses & Reviews
He was one of the first on the beach on June 6, 1944 -- D-Day. Charlie Martin and members of the Queen's Own Rifles raced from their landing craft, dodging, shooting, tearing across the sand towards the French village of Bernières-sur-Mer. Charlie's memoir is a striking portrayal of how the boys of the Queen's Own became men and how the men became veterans.
Review
As well as being an absorbing read, Battle Diary is an important book -- important because it concerns a critical period in our country's history. Barnett J. Danson
Synopsis
A fast-paced account by a soldier who was twice decorated. Charlie Martin, company sergeant-major in the Queen's Own, was with his beloved A Company in all of the significant Normandy actions.
About the Author
Charles Cromwell Martin, DCM, MM, CM, became at twenty-four one of the youngest company sergeant-majors in the history of the Queen's Own, Canada's historic rifle regiment. Since the war, Charlie has lived, very happily, with his war bride Vi, working for the Department of Agriculture, raising a family, and in more recent years battling - and winning - on the golf course with his sons and grandchildren.