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Battle Winners

Battle Winners

Australian Artillery in the Western Desert 1941-42

by Alan Smith
Paperback
Publication Date: 02/04/2014
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Battle Winners is a vibrant and detailed account of the extraordinary battles of the Australian 6th and 9th Division six field artillery regiments against the Italian Army and Afrika Korps in the unforgiving terrain of the Western Desert from 1940 to 1942. It traces the 6th Division's advance to Benghazi, the legendary Siege of Tobruk and their 'bush artillery' of the 9th Division, closing with the bloody finale that was Second El Alamein against a battle-hardened foe. The book describes the organisation, equipment, development and artillery tactics of both sides in meticulous detail. General Montgomery's appointment in August 1942 proved the turning point and the Eighth Army artillery rose to become the 'queen of battles' at the climactic El Alamein battle. Battle Winners includes a Roll of Honour, casualty lists, maps and photographs and includes a Foreword by Major General S. N. Gower, AO, AO(Mil).
ISBN:
9780987586438
9780987586438
Category:
Second World War
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
02-04-2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Superscript Publishing
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
442
Dimensions (mm):
254x178x23mm
Weight:
0.76kg
Alan Smith

Alan Smith spent some years with the Geest Line which operated cargo ships between the UK and the Caribbean, before becoming an international shipping journalist, mainly covering the Far East, West Africa and the Middle East, then later North America, finally becoming a director of corporate communications.

Since 2016 he has been a Volunteer at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, as a guide on Nelson's HMS Victory and a historical researcher for the Diving Deep: HMS Invincible 1744 Project. Married with three children, he lives in Godalming, Surrey, the birthplace of Admiral Sir John Balchen.

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