To Benghazi
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
The desert sands of North Africa became one of the defining battlegrounds of the Second World War, and To Benghazi stands as the authoritative account of Australia's pivotal role in that brutal campaign. Gavin Long chronicles the gruelling advance of Australian forces through Libya, detailing the extraordinary military engagements, logistical challenges, and acts of extraordinary courage that marked the push toward the strategically vital port of Benghazi in 1941. With the precision of a seasoned war correspondent and historian, Long reconstructs the battles, command decisions, and ground-level realities faced by the men of the Australian Imperial Force as they confronted Axis forces across some of the most unforgiving terrain on earth. Part of the monumental official Australian history of the Second World War, this volume reflects Long's mastery of narrative military history — rigorous in its research yet compellingly readable. Long draws on official records, first-hand accounts, and his own wartime experience to present a portrait of Australian soldiery that is both intimate and strategically sweeping. Published by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, this work remains an indispensable reference for any serious student of the Western Desert Campaign, leaving the reader to consider just how close the balance of the war truly hung on those shifting desert lines.
Author: Gavin Long
Format: Hardback
Published: 1952, Australian War Memorial
Genre: WW2
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
The desert sands of North Africa became one of the defining battlegrounds of the Second World War, and To Benghazi stands as the authoritative account of Australia's pivotal role in that brutal campaign. Gavin Long chronicles the gruelling advance of Australian forces through Libya, detailing the extraordinary military engagements, logistical challenges, and acts of extraordinary courage that marked the push toward the strategically vital port of Benghazi in 1941. With the precision of a seasoned war correspondent and historian, Long reconstructs the battles, command decisions, and ground-level realities faced by the men of the Australian Imperial Force as they confronted Axis forces across some of the most unforgiving terrain on earth. Part of the monumental official Australian history of the Second World War, this volume reflects Long's mastery of narrative military history — rigorous in its research yet compellingly readable. Long draws on official records, first-hand accounts, and his own wartime experience to present a portrait of Australian soldiery that is both intimate and strategically sweeping. Published by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, this work remains an indispensable reference for any serious student of the Western Desert Campaign, leaving the reader to consider just how close the balance of the war truly hung on those shifting desert lines.