Author: BARRIE PITT
Title: The Crucible of War: Wavell's command
Description: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001. Paperback. Pp: 352. Throughout the first three years of the Second World War, the North African desert was a strategically vital theatre of operations. This is the story of one of the most extraordinary of victories. Of how Wavell and his general, O'Connor despite being out-numbered, routed Graziani's forces, pushing the Italians back hundreds of miles and taking thousands of prisoners. However this brilliant and astonishing victory was short lived, for Rommel and his Africa Korps were dispatched in early 1941 to turn the tide agains the British. Pitt's excellent narrative style breathes new life into this exhilarating campaign. ISBN: 9780304359509. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780304359509
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Title: The Crucible of War: Wavell's command
Description: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001. Paperback. Pp: 352. Throughout the first three years of the Second World War, the North African desert was a strategically vital theatre of operations. This is the story of one of the most extraordinary of victories. Of how Wavell and his general, O'Connor despite being out-numbered, routed Graziani's forces, pushing the Italians back hundreds of miles and taking thousands of prisoners. However this brilliant and astonishing victory was short lived, for Rommel and his Africa Korps were dispatched in early 1941 to turn the tide agains the British. Pitt's excellent narrative style breathes new life into this exhilarating campaign. ISBN: 9780304359509. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780304359509
Price: EUR 10.00 = appr. US$ 10.87 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 2397808
- Book number: 2397808
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