One Man's War

The author of these 173 pages volunteered in September 1939 without knowing there was a war on. He goes on to discuss: Gibraltar, Tobruk, Acre, and Bsharri among others. Each section opens with a b/w map. Read more about : Lieutenant Balls-up. Tobruk, Bir Hacheim, Red Caps, Acrise Manor, Halfaya Pass, Qattara Depression, Gunner Searchfield, gippy tummy, sleeve-tatgets, slit-trench, and Lance Bombardier Holland. Martin Springett did the portrait of Waters on the cover. Cond ; Paper wrapper is blue with red lettering. Light edge wear. Clean. Spine fine. No names, marks, creases, nor tears. Colours bright. Excellent reading copy. Quote (p. 43) : " By the beginning of July we had settled down, our guns emplaced below the King's Bastion on what had been a football pitch. The French fleet had left its home ports and was in Oran, showing no disposition to join de Gaulle's Free French movement. If this fleet were to ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.