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Brazen Chariots

"Unquestionably the finest narrative of tank warfare to come out of World War II." —Los Angeles Times A tank officer's story of the desert war in North Africa, Brazen Chariots is one of the most widely praised war books ever published. Major Robert Crisp recounts Operation Crusader, the great tank battle waged against Rommel's Afrika Korps on the borders of Egypt. Crisp, a South African, served with 3rd Battalion RTR in Greece, the desert and briefly in Normandy. This book covers just four weeks of his experiences in the Crusader battles in late 1941. (He writes of his Greek experiences in `The Gods were Neutral' but doesn't appear to have written at all of his time in Normandy). It must be said though, that these four weeks - for those who didn't become casualties, were extremely intense and Crisp is a good enough writer to convey it all in a very powerful fashion. The most astonishing thing is the incredible tempo of the operations. Crisp's brigade is shuttled all over the place and his regiment and often, just his understrength squadron, seem to be continually operating in isolation against well concentrated Axis forces. Also, long hot drives, and nights spent prepping the tanks

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