"Force E to Jalo - The forgotten Desert Operation" Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 May 2014 11:07 a.m. PST |
"This book brings back to light the achievements of Force 'E' and its formidable commander, Brigadier D.E. Reid and puts them into the context of the bigger events "Operation Crusader" that unfolded in parallel in November 1941. The operations of Force 'E' are widely overlooked in the literature related to the Desert Campaign of World War II but it is a riveting story waiting to be retold. The core of this book is the report by the Joint Historical Section of the former Indian Army and It appears to the authors that the operation brought the spirit of the North-West Frontier of India to the Western Desert of Africa. Men of the 3/2 Punjab Regiment who had spent much of their lives patrolling the mountains and valleys of what today is Pakistan and Afghanistan, were used to working in small columns, far away from their base, and deep into the hostile, and forbidding territory…"
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Armand |
| Silurian | 22 May 2014 5:38 p.m. PST |
What an interesting publisher. Hadn't heard of them before but I'll definitely be getting a couple of their titles. Thanks for bringing them to my attention. |
| Tango01 | 22 May 2014 11:24 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| AndreasB | 27 Aug 2014 2:13 p.m. PST |
Unfortunately delayed further. All the best Andreas |
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