Born of the Desert: With the S.A.S. in North Africa (Greenhill Military Paperback)

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BORN OF THE DESERT by MALCOLM JAMES ** HARDBACK ** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * PUBLISHER : COLLINS * YEAR : 1945 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 322 * CONDITION : USED - GOOD * OTHER: COVER RUBBED AND CREASED WITH SOME SMALL MARKS TO THE COVER. He later served as a medical officer in Cairo and Malta, where, in his spare time, he wrote Born of the Desert, before being transferred to England in 1945. Mostly written from the author's daily journal and personal notes with beautiful descriptions of the desert environment, anecdotes describing the personalities and quirks of members of the SAS team and the day to day impressions and concerns of the author. These moments were sacred, and this space was filled with a deep presence of hospitality and friendship. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees.

This is one of the most beautifully illustrated black and white graphic novels I've read in a long time. Desert Death Song: A wanted man has a posse of 200 men after him, but he has holed up in a deadly maze of canyons. At the opening of this engaging tale, a lone rider shoots down two men at a ranch house, then flees into the desert. Along with evocative descriptions of the desert landscape of North Africa and its wildlife, there is a very touching passage about a wounded tern that Pleydell and the rest of the men try to nurse back to health. This book is an attempt to portray the growth of the Special Air Service; a unit made up of men whose methods were as unorthodox as their results were successful; a unit that was born of the desert.There are also few medical insights, which for me could have transformed this story about the North African front. Reiterates the constant theme of Passing Through, the drifter who feels morally obligated, or inspired by clear gray eyes on a tall slim redhead, to administer deeply needed justice. urn:oclc:record:1391280368 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier bornofdesertwith0000jame Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2rx9ps7b63 Invoice 1652 Isbn 1853670901 Ocr tesseract 5. The Grub Line Rider is a story of a man who decides to homestead only when a bully tells him he can't.

I would love to share a section of one of the readings that painted a beautiful picture of the miracle of Jesus’s incarnation. Every Christmas season, light is a theme that my heart often rests on as I am surrounded by the string of LED lights on the tree, candles, or the fluorescent sparkling Santa on top of my neighbor’s roof. This book is a collection of short stories by the author, complete with author notes before each story. I have to say that my pleasure in reading L'Amour is less in the playout of his stories and much more in reveling in the sense I get that I am in the Old West with its tough people and its rugged beauty.The origin of the Special Air Service in the Western Desert in 1941 was a haphazard and informal affair. L'Amour is a master of the traditional Western tale and this short story collection shows how quick his draw can be. Poor Thomas Yeates’ name is last on the list developers for this book, but as illustrator, I dare say it should be second. When I got into westerns, the first thing I learned is if you want a great read in the genre, turn to Louis L’Amour. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.