Burning Steel: A Tank Regiment at War, 1939-45

Peter Hart

Oct 2023 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Julian Elfer

About this audiobook

This is the story of a tank regiment: the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the Second World War. Raw and visceral personal recollections from the men themselves recall some of the most dramatic and horrific scenes imaginable-the sheer nerve-wracking tension of serving in highly inflammable Sherman tanks, the sudden impact of German shells, the desperate scramble to bail out, and the awful fate of those who couldn't. Even if they made it out of the tank, they were still vulnerable to being brutally cut down by German infantry. Yet amidst these horrors, the humanity of these men shines through. And as we follow in their tracks, through letters, diaries, and eye-witness accounts, they will change how we think about tank warfare forever.

About the author

Peter Hart worked as the oral historian of the Imperial War Museum from 1981-2020. He is the author of several military history books on the first and second world wars. His latest book is At Close Range: Life and Death in an Artillery Regiment, 1939-45.

British-born Julian Elfer is an award-winning New York City-based actor and audiobook narrator. With over 100 titles to his credit, Julian brings a unique facility for characterization in fiction and an empathy for the personalities and events of the past.