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HMSO, - DESTRUCTION OF AN ARMY - The First Campaign in Libya : Sept.1940 - Feb. 1941.

Title: DESTRUCTION OF AN ARMY - The First Campaign in Libya : Sept.1940 - Feb. 1941.
Description: HMSO, London, 1941, 1st edn., paperback original, 63pp, many sepia tone photo ills. and maps, stapled wrappers, 9 x 7", in 'The Army at War' series, an official account of the first campaign in Libya, September 1940 to February 1941, when General Wavell o/i/c the under strength and under equipped Army of the Nile stopped the Italian advance and then counter attacked taking 133,000 prisoners. Also included is an account of the setting up and the early days of the Long Range Desert Group with a map of their patrol area, a little rubbed at extrems., rusted staples replaced, binding re-inforced. good plus,

Keywords: war ww2 army hmso north africa libya italy lrdg wavell graziani sodium halfaya pass bardia sidi barani tobrul benghazi vf45

Price: GBP 8.00 = appr. US$ 11.42 Seller: A Book for all Reasons
- Book number: 45421

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