Warriors for the Working Day

"Brook was overcome by the most powerful feeling of sheer animal terror. It was as though his whole body and soul had suddenly rebelled against what he was doing and where he was. For a fraction of a second he wanted to scream and fly in panic, and only the physical impossibility of getting out of the tank stopped him. A moment later it passed, and he found himself obeying Donovan's orders automatically."

Based on Peter Elstob's own wartime experiences, Warriors for the Working Day follows one tank crew as they proceed from the beaches of Normandy into newly liberated Western Europe, evoking the claustrophobia, heat, and intensity of tank warfare in brilliant detail. Published to great acclaim in 1960, the classic novel has been translated into several languages. This repackaged edition includes a contextual introduction by an Imperial War Museums historian.

Author: Peter Elstob
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Imperial War Museums
Published: 02/08/2021
Series: Iwm Wartime Classics
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781912423163

About the Author
Peter Elstob (1915-2002) was a British soldier, military historian, and novelist. Warriors for the Working Day is regarded by many as his greatest literary work.