{"product_id":"9781448216796","title":"Operation Compass: Snapshots of War","description":"'I invite the reader to travel the road alongside these men, many of whom are destined to be buried in some foreign field, others to survive and endeavour to forget, and others to live a life of mental torture as they try to adjust after the storms of battle have receded into the history books'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e– Victor Gregg, veteran of the Rifle Brigade and 10th Parachute Regiment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictor Gregg takes us behind the scenes of this unforgiving terrain, to the sangars rather than the trenches, in an astonishing first-hand account of unfolding action. Through tender friendships and tea runs, devastating news from home and visible enemies on the horizon, Gregg goes beyond the graphic descriptions of injuries and front line action to show the psychological impact of daily life both on and off the battlefield.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOperation Compass was the first large Allied military operation of the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) during the Second World War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Western Desert Force, composed of around 30,000 men from British and other Commonwealth forces, advanced from Mersa Matruh on a five-day raid against the Italian positions of the 10th Army.  Operation Compass continued long beyond its original limitations in order to exploit British success.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155258982640,"sku":"9781448216796","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781448216796_p0.jpg?v=1763830279","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781448216796","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}