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THOMPSON**, JULIAN: : FORGOTTEN VOICES - DESERT VICTORY

LONDON.EBURY PRESS,2011.

ISBN 9780091938574.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,colour photographic front panel of dw/dj with b/w+khaki lettering,black+ khaki lettered spine,rear panel's monochrome photograph digitally enhanced with black+khaki lettered quote; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate b/w photographic endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xvpp+3-384pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,author's Preface,an introduction by John Simpson,11 chapters with contributions,b/w contemporary photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,a glossary,an index of contributors and a General index.Plus [unpaginated]half-title+title pages, contents list/table,a b/w map (North Africa) to rear of acknowledgements page,and individual chapter separator pages. For Britain in the first half of World War II, the importance of defending the Middle East against the Axis powers was second only to defending the homeland against invasion.Had the Allies lost in North Africa,the vital life-line through the Suez Canal to Australia and India would have been cut.More crucial was protecting the route to the oilfields of the Persian Gulf.Without oil,Britain could not fight.The initial threat came from a large Italian Army, who,from their bases in Libya,were quick to take British-held ground in Egypt.Yet the professional British soldiers,along with tough all-volunteer regiments from Australia and New Zealand,easily defeated the poorly lead Italians. Churchill,confident that this front was secure, transferred troops and equipment to Greece, little realizing what the remaining troops would face when Rommel and his Panzer Division arrived.With their armies fighting over vast distances on rugged terrain,and supply lines often stretched to breaking point,both Rommel and the then little-known General Montgomery had to take huge tactical risks.Good intelligence was vital,so the elite Long Range Desert Group was formed,capable of covert operations behind enemy lines.David Stirling famously founded the SAS in the Western Desert,trained to perform audacious sabotage missions. Told in the voices of the men who were there this is the story of the Western Desert,and how the Allies struck the first successful blow to Axis forces and achieved this remarkable Second World War victory. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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