{"id":10712863113510,"title":"The Battle of Gilf Kebir: A Tale from the Desert War in North Africa","handle":"the-battle-of-gilf-kebir-a-tale-from-the-desert-war-in-north-africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 109, 59);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor John Strider Nation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 109, 59);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9798996191024 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 109, 59);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 80\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Desert War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorth Africa, 1942\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouth of the Great Sand Sea of the Sahara, more remote than the Moon, more barren than the backside of Mars, lies the great plateau of Gilf Kebir. It is an unexplored region of interlocking canyons and dry ravines found somewhere in the disputed and uncharted region where the modern countries of Libya and Egypt overrun each other. Neither country knows which rock pile belongs to which country—and neither cares, for there is little there to dispute. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLost in this immense and barren nothingness, where the sands of time and human memories run together, among the fragments of history and the ruins of a war long forgotten, lies a legend—the legend of the Battle of Gilf Kebir. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo partial accounts remain—one by a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and the other by a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) soldier. Each is distinct. Both tell a story—the story of a battle that history says never was fought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BodyTextNoIndent\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJOHN STRIDER NATION\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of several books, including, \u003ci\u003eTommy of the Darkest Hour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAngel on Horseback\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaron Buffalo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Nomad in No Man’s Land\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds a bachelor’s degree with a major in Anthropology and English from the University of Oklahoma. 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It is an unexplored region of interlocking canyons and dry ravines found somewhere in the disputed and uncharted region where the modern countries of Libya and Egypt overrun each other. Neither country knows which rock pile belongs to which country—and neither cares, for there is little there to dispute. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLost in this immense and barren nothingness, where the sands of time and human memories run together, among the fragments of history and the ruins of a war long forgotten, lies a legend—the legend of the Battle of Gilf Kebir. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo partial accounts remain—one by a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and the other by a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) soldier. Each is distinct. 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