AGAINST GREAT ODDS
Written by C.N. Barclay
Published by Sifton Praed & Co. Ltd.
in 1955
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AFRICA
- LIBYA
AGAINST GREAT ODDS
Written by C.N. Barclay.
Stock no. 1828066
1st.
1955.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the first offensive in Libya in 1940-41 - the first British victory in the Second World War. Red cloth boards, black tittle to spine. B/w photos. Fold-out map to rear. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine and corners, lightly scuffed and grubby.
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword
- Theme and Preface
- Chapters:
- 1. Background to Operations in North Africa
- 2. North Africa - The Local Setting, 1940
- 3. Early Operations and Planning June - December 1940
- 4. Sidi-Barrani - 7th to 11th December 1940
- 5. The Approach to and Capture of Bardia - 12th December 1940 to 5th January 1941
- 6. The Advance to and Capture of Tobruk - 6th to 22nd January 1941
- 7. The Advance of Derna and Mechilio - 22nd January to 3rd February 1941
- 8. Final Victory - The Battle of Beda Fomm - 4th to 7th February 1941
- 9. Aftermath to Victory
- 10. The Campaign in Retrospect
- Appendices
- Maps