Normandy, June 1944. As a British Cromwell tank advances towards Villers-Bocage, radio operator Thomas Bennett expects another step towards victory. Instead, his crew is caught in a devastating ambush led by German Tiger tanks. Amid burning armour, shattered streets and relentless enemy fire, Bennett must keep communications alive as British forces fight to hold the town before mounting German reinforcements force a desperate withdrawal.
Inspired by the true events of the Battle of Villers-Bocage, The Silence Between Signals is a gripping World War II novel of courage, comradeship and survival, honouring the ordinary soldiers who displayed extraordinary professionalism in one of Normandy's fiercest armoured battles.
Normandy, June 1944. As a British Cromwell tank advances towards Villers-Bocage, radio operator Thomas Bennett expects another step towards victory. Instead, his crew is caught in a devastating ambush led by German Tiger tanks. Amid burning armour, shattered streets and relentless enemy fire, Bennett must keep communications alive as British forces fight to hold the town before mounting German reinforcements force a desperate withdrawal.
Inspired by the true events of the Battle of Villers-Bocage, The Silence Between Signals is a gripping World War II novel of courage, comradeship and survival, honouring the ordinary soldiers who displayed extraordinary professionalism in one of Normandy's fiercest armoured battles.