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Courage under fire: the story of a WW2 tank regiment

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What's the Biggest Loss of the Sheword Ranger Regiment?

The weight of responsibility on troop commanders and squadron leaders is incredible, says James. The idea that my son would be commanding four sherman tanks in the middle of a vicious battle was kind of what i just looked like when i was 23," he adds. O james: Is ther anything else really crucial we should have discussed that i didn't? I didn't put to you at all. No, i don't think so. But because you're a squadron leader, you don't really have much opportunity for catnapping. You've also got to be looking all the time for danger. Those decisions can be a matter of life and death, whether you get that right or wrong.

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