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Western Desert   29 Books
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Natal Field Artillery Centenary 1862-1962. Durban, Pietermaritzburg. Orig. dec. card wraps., [iii]+25pp., 25 photos. Printed by The Natal Witness, Pietermaritzburg. Contemp.  #61794
[HLMainPic] Useful & well illustrated short account of the regiment, inc. Roll of Commanding Officers & Roll of Hon. for WW2. "Surprisingly, this is the only free-standing published record of one of South Africa's longest serving units... it fought in the Anglo-Boer War at Elandslaagte & in Northern Natal... Mobilised again in 1914, it took part in the GSWA campaign. In WWII, the NFA saw much action, & suffered many casualties, in the Western Desert... All of this is covered in condensed but useful detail." - Perkins. Covs. little marked, VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.   £35
The Tiger Kills: The Story of the Indian Divisions in the North African Campaign. 1st HMSO Ed., 195pp., 27 plates, 12 maps. HMSO for Govt. of India. 1944  #65622
[HLMainPic] The 4th & 5th Indian Divisions in North Africa. Orig. dec. wraps. (as issued), sl. chipped, VG. See illustration on our website.   £15
AGAR-HAMILTON (J.A.I.) & TURNER (L.C.F.) Crisis in the Desert, May-June 1942. 1st Ed., xiii+368pp., num. photos., 37 maps (some fldg.). Cape Town: OUP. 1952  #68468
[HLMainPic] South African official history: Western Desert inc. battles of Gazala & the Cauldron, Tobruk & 'first Alamein.' Orig,. blue cloth, minor wear, scarce. See illustration on our website.   £65
BHARUCHA (Major P.C.) Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War: The North African Campaign 1940-1943. Ed. by Bisheshwar Prasad. 1st Ed., xxx+567pp., 48 photos., 43 maps (many fldg.). Combined Inter-Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan). 1956  #67586
[HLMainPic] Excellent, detailed account & possibly the very rarest of the Indian official histories. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.   £425
BHARUCHA (Major P.C.) Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War: The North African Campaign 1940-1943. Ed. by Bisheshwar Prasad. 1st Ed., xxx+567pp., 48 photos., 42 of 43 maps (many fldg.). Combined Inter-Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan). 1956  #68625
[HLMainPic] Excellent, detailed account & possibly the very rarest of the Indian official histories. Rebound, modern Indian style leather binding, VG thus but lacking fldg. map from end-pocket hence inexpensive copy.   £145
BIRDWOOD (Lt.-Col. Lord) The Worcestershire Regiment 1922-1950. 1st Ed., xv+302pp., 12 plates, 8 maps. VG in chipped dw. Aldershot: G&P. 1952  #67681
[HLMainPic] Battalions served in Eritrea, Western Desert, Burma & NW Europe 1944-45. Roll of Hon., awards. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG in chipped dw. See illustration on our website.   £20
BOUSKELL-WADE (Lt.-Col. G.E.) "There is an Honour Likewise..." The Story of 154 (Leicestershire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, R.A. 1st Ed., xi+143pp., 4to, 16 plates (inc. sketches by Edward Seago), 28 sketches in text, several maps. VG in dw. Leicester: Backus. 1948  #66761
[HLMainPic] Useful detailed record of the regiment in Western Desert (inc. Battle of El Alamein), PAIFORCE, Syria, Palestine & Italy. Roll of Hon., rolls of officers (in 1939 & on embarkation for Middle East in 1942). Orig. rust cloth, gilt, VG in dw. Uncommon in jacket. See illustration on our website.   £60
BRUCE (Col. R.N.B.D., OBE, TD) Chronicles of the 1st Battalion The Rangers (K.R.R.C.) 1939/1945. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., [v]+75pp., 6 photos., 4 maps. No imprint/date, but privately published, 1958.  #59044
[HLMainPic] Very rare duplicated typescript history of The Rangers, a London Territorial Regiment designated 9th Bn. KRRC in 1941: includes mobilization & training then campaigns in Greece, Crete & North Africa. Much interesting details on these campaigns, several excellent maps & various lists of officers present in campaigns & a Roll of Honour. Orig. dec. wraps., somewhat worn, sound & rare. See illustration on our website.   £225
CARVER (Brig. R.M.P.) The History of 4th Armoured Brigade. 1st Ed., orig. printed card wraps., 46pp. Gluckstadt: J.J. Augustin. 1945  #63457
[HLMainPic] Independent armoured brigade in North Africa, Italy & NW Europe 1944-45. Roll of Bde. commanders, order of battle. Orig. dec. wraps., little chipped & worn, about VG. See illustration on our website.   £45
CARVER (Brig. R.M.P., DSO, MC) The History of 4th Armoured Brigade. 1st Ed., orig. printed card wraps., 46pp. Gluckstadt: J.J. Augustin. 1945  #68029
[HLMainPic] Independent armoured brigade in North Africa (Tobruk, Alamein, Tunis, &c.), Italy & NW Europe 1944-45. Roll of Bde. commanders, order of battle. Orig. dec. wraps., VG. See illustration on our website.   £35

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