The Twenty Thousand Thieves: Australian War Classics

Penguin Australia, Melbourne, 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. second impression of the First Edition. Size: Small Octavo. 318 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages are lightly toned throughout. Edges browned slightly. In fine unread condition. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. THE NORTH AFRICAN WORLD WAR II. Their officers called them a stinking, lazy, drunken rabble and their friends said they took the colonel prisoner, burnt down their officers' mess and drove off the military police with heavy rifle-fire. This is the unforgettable story of the gallant men of the the fearless and fatalistic Diggers of the Western Desert. Twenty thousand men were on their way to the deserts of Egypt and some had joined up for adventure, some were on the run from the police, for others, the army meant three meals a day and a bed to sleep in.From an induction camp in Australia to the siege of Tobruk, the savage intensity of Second X Battalion's experiences is not for the faint hearted. How soon will death silence so many of these brave voices and how many will ring out beyond the brutality of the battlefield? Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; War; Australia; 1940s; Fiction. ISBN: 0140149279. ISBN/EAN: 9780140149272. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10392. . 9780140149272