Desert rats

    I have to considerably decrease my own personal library consisting of thousands of books in English, Afrikaans, German and Dutch. Please have a look on the hundreds of valuable books I am going to offer. There are lots of rare Africana & Militaria collectibles among them.   George Forty Desert Rats at War Europe London 1977, first edition, hard cover, 160 pages, larger format, illustrations, original dust jacket   in excellent second-hand condition     Buy bulk to save on postage. Kindly have a look to my related books Nazi Germany Weimar Republic National Socialism Deutsches Reich World War WWI WWII Kaiser Inflation

Buy DESERT RATS AT WAR - NORTH AFRICA & EUROPE. By George Forty. Large H/C for R135.00

Buy Desert Rats From El Alamein to Basra Parker hardcover 376 pages like new for R145.00

 The Desert Rats  The history of the 7th armoured division 1938-1945 by Major General G.L Verney  With a foreword by Field Marshal Sir John Harding - Chief of the Imperial General Staff  

The Desert Rats - Matthew Holden   Hardcover With a Dust Jacket   I send by Ord inary mail and supply a tracking number.   Because of postage costs it is sometimes better to to order more than one book, as I charge by weight and combine postage it is more cost effective. I combine postage. I also combine postage with Jessies. Please quote Username or order number when making a payment  

Buy The Desert Rats - The history of the 7th armoured division by Major General G.L Verney for R450.00

Buy THE EYES OF THE DESERT RATS: British Long-Range Reconnaissance Operations in the North African De... for R950.00

Buy Very Rare (Desert Rats) Solid Gold `4th SA Armoured Car Regt` Sweetheart Brooch for R4,750.00

Buy IN THE EYE OF THE STORM Commanding the Desert Rats in the Gulf War by Maj Gen Patrick Cordingley for R30.00

Buy Rare - Original WW2 `Desert Rats` Embroidered Cloth Badge for R895.00

 HARDCOVER BOOK IN GOOD CONDITION, 1955 REPRINT, 357 PAGES                                        DESERT CAMPAIGN WW2, ARMOUR 

Rommel's Afrika Korps and the Desert Rats face each other at the gateway to Egypt.  While both sides build up their strength, small bands of Monty's Long Range Desert Group cross the trackless desert.  Their job: to count the men and supplies on the coast road, paving the way for the Special Air Services to attack airfields and ammunition dumps. After a devastating attack on an airfield, Sgt Harris and his men of the Fighting Four are lost.  They have a wounded officer, a truck, little water and practically no food.  Between them and base lie hundreds of miles of sun-blistered desert.  To be captured means death, for Hitler has ordered men like the Fighting Four to be shot as spies. Hard cover, fair condition.  188 pages.

 The Black Beret: Beginnings to the Invasion of Madagascar 1942 Volume 1 - William Steenkamp -   Publisher: Helion and Company Publication Date: 2016 Hard cocer  with dust cover as new. Volume 1 of "The Black Beret" starts with the early history of South Africa and ends with the invasion of Madagascar by the South African Forces during WWII. This volume covers topics such as how armor came to the battlefield, the use of horses vs armored car in German South West Africa in 1915, the first steps to mechanization, the birth of the Tank Corps, and the deployment into East Africa through Abyssinia to Addis Abba during the early years of WWII. We next experience the reverses and victories of the desert campaign with the 4th Armored Car Company amongst others, fighting alongside the Desert Rats, Operation Crusader, the disaster at Tobruk, through the Gazala gallop and on to the victory at El Alamein. We meet the newly reconstituted SA Armored Corps training at Khatadba in Egypt for deployment in the Italian campaign with the famous South African 6th Armored Division, and we ride with the armor element that takes part in the invasion of Madagascar. The development of the various marks of South African armored reconnaissance cars are touched upon but will be discussed in more detail in a later volume. This is an important and overlooked story, one told by Willem Steenkamp in a rich and unique style, and drawing on a significant number of sources, ably supported by many photographs and maps.

Australia 1 dollar Famous Battles Tobruk 1941 Silver Coloured Proof Coin 2011 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Australia Metal Purity:    ¿Silver 0.999 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2011 Weight:   1 Oz CoA:   Yes Face Value:   1 dollar Dimensions:   40.60     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   5000   New coin with capsule, CoA and box The Siege of Tobruk was a lengthy confrontation between Axis and Allied forces in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. The Siege started on 11 April 1941, when; Tobruk was attacked by an Italian-German force under Lieutenant General Rommel and continued forj 240 days.The Siege was only a couple of months old when the renegade Lord Haw Haw, broadcasting from Berlin, said the Allies were "caught like rats in a trap". The Allied soldiers accepted the title with alacrity and became the renowned 'Rats of Tobruk'. The blockade continued for eight months, during which time the men endured intense bombing raids, entombed in their desert fortress.However, the Allies held their ground and defied the seemingly unstoppable blitzkrieg war of the Germans.In addition, the Royal Navy and Allied artillery played a crucial role in Tobruk's defence in providing gunfire support, military supplies, fresh troops, and aid in the evacuation of the wounded.Maintaining control of Tobruk was crucial to the Allied war effort and marked a turning point in the Second World War. The Siege of Tobruk was finally lifted in December 1941.There were those that could not answer those longed-for evacuation orders. Casualties from all sides of the conflict lie in windswept cemeteries around Tobruk. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.