CHURCHILL’S COLONELThe War Diaries of Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Barne

\n\nCHURCHILL\u2019S COLONEL\nThe War Diaries of Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Barne\n\nCHURCHILL\u2019S COLONEL\nThe War Diaries of Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Barne\n\nAnthony Barne started his diary in August 1939 as a young, recently married captain in the Royal Dragoons stationed in Palestine. He wrote an entry for every day of the war, often with great difficulty, sometimes when dog-tired or under fire, and sometimes when things looked black and desperate, but more often in sunshine and optimism, \u2018surrounded by good fellows who kept one cheerful and helped one through the sad and difficult times\u2019. His diary ends in July 1945, by which time he was commanding officer of the 4th Hussars, having recently visited Downing Street for lunch alone with the Churchills.The diaries have an enormous scope covering time in Palestine and Egypt before he joins the Eighth Army, describing the retreat back to El Alamein, the battle and its aftermath. He ends the campaign commanding h;