BEATEN PATHS ARE SAFEST

Memories of the 61st Reconnaissance Regiment of 50th (TT) Northumbrian Division. "Beaten Paths are Safest" was the motto of The Reconnaissance Regiment, and this book tells the story of the 61st Reconnaissance Regiment - whose own official history was never completed - for the period 23rd February 1944 to 1st October 1944. The author served with the unit through the period in question, which saw 61st Reconnaissance land on Gold Beach on D-Day followed by continuous active service up to and including the German Ardennes Offensive when the 50th Northumbrian Division, of which the Regiment was a part, disbanded. Roy Howard's book consists of personal memoirs of events together with a considerable amount of material from The Old Comrades Association newsletter.