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My Story: Desert Danger

Jim Eldridge

My Story: Desert Danger

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  • History Time - blasts from the past

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4 out 5

2 reviews

DESERT DANGER is the story of 19-year-old Tim Jackson, in North Africa during World War II. Set during the decisive Battle of El Alamein that took place in Egypt in 1942, this is the tale of a young man serving with the British 'Eigth Army' who destroyed German forces.

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I had never heard before of the war that was going on in North Africa while the Blitz was happening London. The diary entries of 18 year old Tim Jackson plainly lay out how dangerous the life of a sapper was in the Second World War.

Coach Flossy Submarine 10.08.2021

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I have learnt about World war II and the moral was that you have to be grateful for the good things in life.

Anonymous 13.07.2020