The Rifles Are There: 1st and 2nd Battalions The Royal Ulster Rifles in the Second World War
| By: | Orr, David |
| Publisher: | Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, LLC |
| Print ISBN: | 9781844153497 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781783465620 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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This is the long overdue history of the two Royal Ulster Rifles battalions during the Second World War. Although there was a healthy rivalry between the battalions, both reserved their fighting skills for the luckless enemy. At the outbreak of the war the 1st Battalion was garrisoned in India whereas the 2nd went to France with the BEF. Indeed the title of this book is credited to Major General Bernard Montgomery who was commanding 3rd Division during the retreat to Dunkirk. On hearing that the RUR were in the line, he reputedly exclaimed, 'it's alright then – the Rifles are there'. After arduous training both battalions landed in Normandy on D-Day