Long Range Desert Group Patrolman
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- ISBN 9781846039249
- Weight: 240g
- Dimensions: 182 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 10 Jul 2010
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Nicknamed the 'Libyan Desert Taxi Service' by the SAS, the Long Range Desert Group was tasked with strategic reconnaissance and raiding operations deep inside the enemy-held deserts of North Africa.
Armed with light weapons only, and equipped with specially converted light cars and trucks capable of withstanding the harsh conditions, the LRDG quickly proved it could operate in parts of the desert which other troops, including the enemy, found impassable. This Warrior title examines the soldiers of the LRDG from the group's formation, through training, to combat in vast, lonely, and deadly deserts of North Africa.
Tim Moreman is a freelance writer and academic. For several years he lectured in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, from where he obtained his PhD. He also held an appointment as Resident Historian at the Army Staff College at Camberley, and has been a historical adviser for the BBC and Carlton Television. Among his primary interests are the British and Commonwealth armies during World War II.
Raffaele Ruggeri lives and works in Bologna. After studying at the Fine Arts Academy he worked in several areas of graphics and design before deciding to devote himself to illustration.
