Agar-Hamilton, J.A.I. and Turner, L.C.F. - Crisis in the Desert. May-July 1942.Oxford University Press. Cape Town 1952 1st edition. Navy blue boards, x+368pp. Illustrated photos, maps, fold-out maps. large 8vo. 1.0kg. Gift inscriptions to front pastedown. Boards show insect attrition, lower spine soft, a sound G+ copy. No dustwrapper. Excellent contents, with all 15 folding maps present. As one of the three 'Oxford' volumes this forms a precursor to the later 8 (9) volume Purnell South African War Histories. It deals with the most critical phase of the 1942 Western Desert campaign. A full account of the battles of Gazala and the 'Cauldron', and the fall of Tobruk are given. It concludes with Rommel's invasion of Egypt, his victory at Mersa Matruh and his halting at El Alamein.
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