The Desert Rats. The History of the 7th Armoured Division 1938 to 1945. With a Foreword by Field Marshal Sir John Harding. NEAR FINE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION

Published by Hutchinson, [1954], 1954

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8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates and maps in the text, and endpaper maps in red; original black cloth, divisional emblem blocked in red on upper board, backstrip lettered in red, red top, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With a relevant cutting loosely inserted. Reasonably detailed history of the service (Middle East, Western Desert, Europe) of one of the most renowned allied armoured formations of WWII. Includes OOB, commanders and senior staff, and a fascinating account of the creation of the famous divisional emblem. VERY SCARCE INDEED IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.35 ; Smith, p.273.

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Title
The Desert Rats. The History of the 7th Armoured Division 1938 to 1945. With a Foreword by Field Marshal Sir John Harding. NEAR FINE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION
Author
VERNEY Major-General G.L.
Publisher
Hutchinson, [1954]
Publication year
1954
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Hardcover
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1st Edition
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Island Books

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