Warriors for the Working Day, Peter Elstob
Warriors for the Working Day, Peter Elstob
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Warriors for the Working Day
Imperial War Museum Wartime Classics

Author: Peter Elstob

Narrator: Tom Lawrence

Unabridged: 12 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 07/16/2020


Synopsis

May 1944, the Royal Armoured Corps prepares for the invasion of north-west Europe. Young and conscientious, Michael Brook is quickly promoted to tank commander. He must overcome not only his own fear, but the dissent and doubts of his ever-changing crew, as the war takes them over the Rhine and into Germany. The men encounter both jubilant civilians and stiff enemy resistance as the conflict exacts a heavy toll.

Based on Peter Elstob's own wartime experience, Warriors for the Working Day brilliantly evokes the particular ferocity, heat and terror of tank warfare. This new edition of a 1960 classic features a contextual introduction from IWM which sheds new light on the true events that so inspired its author.

'If poetry was the supreme literary form of the First World War then, as if in riposte, in the Second World War, the English novel came of age. This wonderful series is an exemplary reminder of that fact.' WILLIAM BOYD

'Few other novels of the war describe the grinding claustrophobia, violence and lethal danger of being in a tank crew with the stark vividness of Peter Elstob... a forgotten classic that deserves to be read and read.' JAMES HOLLAND

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Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris

‘What is wrong with me?’ he whispered. ‘What the hell is wrong with me?’ He knew the answer, and he forced himself to say it: ‘I’m afraid. I’m afraid. I’m afraid.’ But he felt no better for having brought it out into the open. ‘What can I do about it?’ He knew the answer again– ‘Nothing, nothing, no......more

The good folks from "The We Have Ways of Making You Talk" podcast have been recommending quality fiction about the Second World War (SWW). One that I had read recently was Tramp in Armor about the exploits of a British tank crew behind the lines as the Germans raced towards the Channel in 1940. That......more

Goodreads review by Lel

Based on Peter Elstob’s personal experience of tank warfare, Warriors For The Working Day is a tale of fear and the horrors of war. It really captures the heat and aggression of a tank battle, mixed with the claustrophobia of being baked in a flammable tin can with a crew of men all battling their ow......more


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Few other novels of the war describe the grinding claustrophobia, violence and lethal danger of being in a tank crew with the stark vividness of Peter Elstob. It's possible to almost smell the fumes and sweat, while the intimate detail of operating such a beast and the camaraderie of the crew are utterly compelling. This is a forgotten classic that deserves to be read and read. James Holland, Historian, author and TV Presenter