Forgotten Voices Desert Victory

Imperial War Museum, Julian Thompson

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English

Ebury Press
16 January 2013

History; European history; African history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War

A gripping account of the first significant World War 2 Allied victory- the Western Desert Campaign

'Between Friday and Monday we never slept at all. Everyone's face was one mass of sand ... The guns were so hot, all the paint had gone' Bombardier Ray Ellis

Had the Allies lost in North Africa, Rommel's Afrika Korps would have swept through the Middle East, cutting the vital supply line through the Suez Canal to Australia and India, and taking the oilfields of the Persian Gulf. Britain would have been isolated, without oil, and unable to fight.

These historic battles of 1940-1943 were fought over vast distances on rugged terrain, with supply lines often stretched to breaking point. It was here that David Stirling formed the SAS to perform audacious sabotage missions, and the Long Range Desert Group collected intelligence from behind enemy lines.

This is the story of the Allies' first victory against Hitler's army, told in the voices of the men who were there, which proved that the seemingly unstoppable Germans could be beaten.

By: Imperial War Museum, Julian Thompson
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 271g
ISBN: 9780091938581
ISBN 10: 0091938589
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 16 January 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Julian Thompson served in the Royal Marines for 34 years, retiring as Major General. He commanded 3 Commando Brigade, which carried out the initial landings in the Falklands conflict and fought most of the subsequent land battles. He is now Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies, King's College, London and is the author of Forgotten Voices of Burma and the critically acclaimed The Imperial War Museum Book of the War in Burma 1942-1945.

Reviews for Forgotten Voices Desert Victory

The Forgotten Voices series...show[s] a completely different side to conflicts...all the more powerful for the ordinary nature of the orators * Telegraph * First hand testimonies from the veterans of the heat and dust vividly conveys the physical hardships and resilient spirit of these sometimes overlooked soldiers, and this is a valuable addition to an increasingly important archive * Daily Mail *