A Short History of the Seventh Armoured Division. October 1938 to May 1943. [With June 1943-July 1945]. COMPLETE SET OF THE WARTIME ISSUE

CARVER] [R.M.P.

Published by [Privately Printed, Printing and Stationery Services MEF, 1943-45], 1943

About this Item

2 vols., 4to. and 8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text and 14 folding maps (11 in pocket at end of second volume); original pictorial wrappers (first volume) and pictorial cloth (second volume), the second volume chafed at head and tail of backstrip, a very good, bright, clean set. 7 Armoured Division, the legendary 'Desert Rats', was one of the most renowned British fighting units of WWII. Formed in North Africa just before the commencement of hostilities, it served throughout the entire Desert campaign, ending the war in North-West Europe with the capture of Hamburg and Berlin. The first volume (compiled by Carver) covers the division's service from formation to entry into Tunis in May 1943; the second volume (with foreword by Montgomery and introduction by Lyne) takes the story from Sicily to Berlin. SCARCE AS A SET. Not recorded by Enser. Seller Inventory # 28424

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Short History of the Seventh Armoured ...

Publisher: [Privately Printed, Printing and Stationery Services MEF, 1943-45]

Publication Date: 1943

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition