The Resource Desert war : the classic trilogy on the North African campaign, 1940-43, Alan Moorehead, (electronic resource)
Desert war : the classic trilogy on the North African campaign, 1940-43, Alan Moorehead, (electronic resource)
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The item Desert war : the classic trilogy on the North African campaign, 1940-43, Alan Moorehead, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Milton Public Library.
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- Summary
- In 1940, Alan Moorehead was sent to cover the North Africa campaign by the Daily Express, and he followed its dramatic course all the way to 1943. The three books he subsequently wrote about the Desert War - later collected as his 'African Trilogy' - were swiftly acclaimed as a classic account of the tussle between Montgomery's Eighth Army and Rommel's Afrika Corps, amidst the endless harsh wastes of the Western Desert. Moorehead was responsible for the celebrated insight that tank battles in the desert are like battles at sea, the lumbering tanks like ships lost in a vast ocean of sand. The New Statesman could not have put it better when it described his achievement with this riveting book: 'There is something of genius in the breadth and penetration of his vision, which encompasses the whole panorama of war and then narrows it down to the particular: the soldier stubbing out his cigarette before going into action, the expression on a tank commander's face as he is hit... The story of the African campaigns will go down in history as one of the great epics of mankind, largely thanks to Mr Moorehead's account.'
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Isbn
- 9781781311066
- Label
- Desert war : the classic trilogy on the North African campaign, 1940-43
- Title
- Desert war
- Title remainder
- the classic trilogy on the North African campaign, 1940-43
- Statement of responsibility
- Alan Moorehead
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1940, Alan Moorehead was sent to cover the North Africa campaign by the Daily Express, and he followed its dramatic course all the way to 1943. The three books he subsequently wrote about the Desert War - later collected as his 'African Trilogy' - were swiftly acclaimed as a classic account of the tussle between Montgomery's Eighth Army and Rommel's Afrika Corps, amidst the endless harsh wastes of the Western Desert. Moorehead was responsible for the celebrated insight that tank battles in the desert are like battles at sea, the lumbering tanks like ships lost in a vast ocean of sand. The New Statesman could not have put it better when it described his achievement with this riveting book: 'There is something of genius in the breadth and penetration of his vision, which encompasses the whole panorama of war and then narrows it down to the particular: the soldier stubbing out his cigarette before going into action, the expression on a tank commander's face as he is hit... The story of the African campaigns will go down in history as one of the great epics of mankind, largely thanks to Mr Moorehead's account.'
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- Midwest
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- 1910-1983
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- Moorehead, Alan
- Dewey number
- 940.54231
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- Moorehead, Alan
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Electronic books
- Target audience
- adult
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- Desert war : the classic trilogy on the North African campaign, 1940-43, Alan Moorehead, (electronic resource)
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- rdacontent
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- MWT14982334
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- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
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- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
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- Isbn
- 9781781311066
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
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- MWT14982334
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- 14982334
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- Desert war : the classic trilogy on the North African campaign, 1940-43, Alan Moorehead, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- MWT14982334
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
-
- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9781781311066
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Publisher number
- MWT14982334
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 14982334
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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