The Desert War Then and Now
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The Desert War Then and Now

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BACK IN PRINT! The Desert War Then and Now Author:Jean Paul Pallud Language:English Text Format:Hardcover Dimensions:8.5" x 12" Pages:592 pages Photos:over 2000 b+w wartime photos Maps:Some maps Publisher:After The Battle ISBN:9781870067775 Item No. ATB BK-7775 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 to wage the first major tank-versus-tank battles of the Second World War.First tracing the history of the very early beginnings of civilization in North Africa, and on through the period of Italian colonization, Jean Paul Pallud begins his account when the initial shots were fired at the 11th Hussars as they approached Italian outposts near Sidi Omar in Libya. It proved to be the op

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