Description
Part of the Armyโs 10th reinforcement, Masterton-born Len Frances left New Zealand in July 1943, joining the 6th Field Regiment as a gunner. He served right through the Italian Campaign, feeding the guns at Sangro River, Cassino, Florence and up the Adriatic coast to Trieste, occasionally taking a little time out to continue accountancy studies.
Len kept a diary for 31 months, detailing military and other experiences in the land of his fatherโs birth, a Kiwi-Italian in the midst of total war. His story is also that of a young husband separated from wife and family half a world away.
Written by his son Neil, a military historian, this new book is more personal, based on the diary of his father.
Pages: 160
Published: 2021
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