In 1942, following a decisive British victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein, the sands of fortune were shifting against German forces in the Sahara. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s inexorable advance...
Formed in July 1940 for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines, the Long Range Desert Group was the first British special force unit. In no time the LRDG earned itself an enviable...
A history of New Zealand's R Patrol in the Long Range Desert Group.This is the story of the New Zealand R Patrol, Long Range Desert Group, who within their ranks had some very distinguished icons such...
Tony Hough's war memoir recounts ski training, combat in North Africa, capture, daring escape, and post-war service in Germany.Tony Hough’s war started with ski training in the Alps in early 1940...
"A marvellous collection of original wartime colour photos…For both historians and modellers, the variations in uniforms and their colours will be a great reference..." — Military Model SceneTake...
Following Mussolini’s declaration of war in June 1940, initially Italy faced only those British troops based in the Middle East but as the armed confrontation in the Western Desert of North Africa escalated, other nations were drawn in — Germany, Australia, India, South Africa, New Zealand, France, and finally the United States.
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