Forgotten Voices Desert Victory by Imperial War Museum, Juli... - 9780091938581

Name: Forgotten Voices Desert Victory by Imperial War Museum, Juli... - 9780091938581
Brand: Ebury Publishing

Ebury Publishing

Forgotten Voices Desert VictoryAuthor(s): Imperial War Museum, Julian Thompson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Ebury Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: Ebury Press\nISBN-13: 9780091938581, 978-0091938581\nSynopsis\nBetween Friday and Monday we never slept at all. Everyones face was one mass of sand The guns were so hot, all the paint had gone Bombardier Ray Ellis\n\nHad the Allies lost in North Africa, Rommels 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.\n\nThese historic battles of [tel] 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.\n\nThis is the story of the A.