The following books may be of interest.

 Throughout the fighting in North Africa in World War Two, that began with the Italian declaration of war in June 1940 and ended with the capture of Tunis in May 1943, the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) excelled in the role of special forces. The author served as an intelligence officer with this remarkable unit, and here, in this classic account, he relates their daring exploits far behind enemy lines.... Fascinating.' - Military Modelling

If you are the kind of traveller who embraces the adventurous, this astonishingly detailed and authoritative route and planning guide to one of the most staggering possible destinations will be right up your street. When so much of the world is at our fingertips, with the undiscovered shrinking day by day, the Sahara Desert is still one of the most mysterious wildernesses on the planet. The popular image provided by movies like Lawrence Of Arabia or The English Patient is of shimmering oases and photogenic dunes. But Chris Scott, while taking on board the fond perceptions of the Sahara most of us have, ensures that Sahara Overland is a clear-eyed guide to what could be the adventure of a lifetime.

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