Sergeant Nelson of the Guards Author:Gerald Kersh Sergeant Nelson of the British Regular Army, of the Coalies to be exact, the Coldstream Guards. This is his story and the story of men like him who stood between democracy and world slavery in the years 1940 to 1941. It was the Soldstream Guards who covered the retreat to Dunkirk. It was his spirit and the spirit of men like him who made up the ... more »thin red line that stands between tyranny and its triumph. Such is the spirit of our great ally. Such is the spirit of the British fighting man. He is worth knowing - the SERGEANT NELSON OF THE GUARDS!« less