..a week on a sun bed in Greece can be hard work, someone has to do it though... ๐
I did manage to make some serious in roads into my reading pile though, and was very lucky as without a doubt they were all well worth reading..
Been sat on my reading pile for a while now but an opportunity arose so I picked this up... 1942 was a bit of a watershed year in the North Africa campaign... Auchinleck had taken command in the theatre, Churchill was being Churchill (bless him..) pushing him constantly for results and more action.. Rommel had pushed the British back to Gazala, where both sides basically dug in, and raced to reinforce... while the British put their faith in fortified boxes surrounded by barbed wire and mines, Rommel launched his assault with a wide swing round the open southern end of the line... and met the Free French at Bir Hacheim.. the stuff of legends... I thought the book did very well to try and describe what was a complete 'mess' of a battle which ended with Rommel getting his Field Marshal's baton.... recommended ... 8/10
I did manage to make some serious in roads into my reading pile though, and was very lucky as without a doubt they were all well worth reading..
Been sat on my reading pile for a while now but an opportunity arose so I picked this up... 1942 was a bit of a watershed year in the North Africa campaign... Auchinleck had taken command in the theatre, Churchill was being Churchill (bless him..) pushing him constantly for results and more action.. Rommel had pushed the British back to Gazala, where both sides basically dug in, and raced to reinforce... while the British put their faith in fortified boxes surrounded by barbed wire and mines, Rommel launched his assault with a wide swing round the open southern end of the line... and met the Free French at Bir Hacheim.. the stuff of legends... I thought the book did very well to try and describe what was a complete 'mess' of a battle which ended with Rommel getting his Field Marshal's baton.... recommended ... 8/10
Holiday in Greece; tough assignment, for sure!
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