January 1944, the south coast of England. The Fifth Battalion, Wessex Regiment wait patiently and nervously for the order to embark. There is boredom and fear, comedy and pathos as the men - all drawn from different walk of life - await their order to move. With an economy of language that belies its emotional impact, From the City, From the Plough is a vivid and moving account of the fate of these men as they embark for Normandy and advance into France, where the battalion suffers devestating casulaties.

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• About the Author
• Introduction
• Prologue
• Chapter One: Reinforcements
• Chapter Two: The Fifth Battalion
• Chapter Three: On the march
• Chapter Four: Honeymoon Hall
• Chapter Five: A courtship
• Chapter Six: The Doggy Boys
• Chapter Seven: Sergeant Shannon
• Chapter Eight: The Mad Major
• Chapter Nine: Before the harvest
• Chapter Ten: Days of waiting
• Chapter Eleven: Ready to move
• Chapter Twelve: Summer holiday
• Chapter Thirteen: The last night
• Chapter Fourteen: Between the shores
• Chapter Fifteen: Shannon ain’t so tough
• Chapter Sixteen: Wild roses
• Chapter Seventeen: No bloody fags
• Chapter Eighteen: We’ve had a loverly day today
• Chapter Nineteen: Always…
• Chapter Twenty: There was some activity
• Chapter Twenty-One: Roll on, the peace
• Chapter Twenty-Two: The hill
• Chapter Twenty-Three: Ahoy there, Wessex!
• Chapter Twenty-Four: The beginning of a story