Black Watch | Liberating Europe and Catching Himmler | My Extraordinary WW2 with the Highland Division (Twice Signed + Two Signed Letters)
Renouf, Tom [Tom Renouf (March 28, 1925 - June 27, 2016) was awarded a Military Medal in the Battle of the Rhine Crossing in Germany in 1945].
(Book #ID 112459)
Published by Little, Brown and Company Ltd., 100 Victoria Embankment, London First Edition 2011. 2011.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original camel cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back, tawny brown end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. With the war drawing to a close and victory in Europe declared, the Black Watch's focus moved to identifying ex SS men and war criminals on the run. Whilst manning a checkpoint near Bremerhaven they took various prisoners and, on checking the guardroom, Renouf noticed one in particular seemed odd. A small man, dressed as a postman but sporting an eye patch, amulet round his neck and fancy watch, he was identified as a sergeant with the secret field police. After meekly handing over his valuables to a guard he was taken for questioning. It was then he demanded to speak to the camp commandant, a former Edinburgh policeman, and declared 'Ich bin Herr Heinrich Himmler.' The SS and Gestapo leader, the world's most wanted man, died soon afterwards, biting on a cyanide phial. Contains (vi), 312 pp with 6 maps and monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author gilt framed label to the title page 'Tom Renouf | 28th January 2013' + SIGNED gilt framed label to the dedication leaf 'To Peter | With kind thoughts for the support you give The Black Watch | Tom | 28th January 2013' + Two double-sided lengthy hand written letters on '51st Highland Division Veterans Association' letter-headed paper SIGNED 'Tom Renouf' and 'Tom' respectively. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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