They were dismissed by some as the “D-Day dodgers”: an outrageous slur on the Gordon Highlanders who fought in the Battle of Anzio and at Monte Cassino. Now, a new book by Stewart Mitchell tells the story of these brave Scots, many of whom never came home. The victims included 19-year-old twins and a 16-year-old stretcher bearer from Aberdeen! #GordonHighlandersMuseum #Anzio #StewartMitchell #Aberdeen https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/6215644/gordon-highlanders-anzio-80-years-ago/

I’ve just been writing a piece about a new book by Stewart Mitchell on the Battle of Anzio in 1944. Plenty of north-east Gordon Highlanders died in the protracted hostilities, including 19-year-old twins and a 16-year-old stretcher bearer from Aberdeen. We just don’t learn from history, do we?! #GordonHighlandersMuseum #Aberdeen #BattleofAnzio #StewartMitchell