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WWII book title - British tank commander in N. Africa
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jcneel
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:42 pm
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I'm trying to think of the title of a book I read as a kid - by a British tank commander in N. Africa - he commanded a Stuart Honey. I had the old Ballantine War series with the fold out cover that showed his tank at the top of an escarpment with the commander looking over his shoulder at a German tank coming up behind them. As I remember, they got away by running down the escarpment.

I remember it as a classic - just can't remember the title. Anyone else read this one?

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Chris Neel

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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: WWII book title - British tank commander in N. Africa
Brazen Chariots by Robert Crisp

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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: WWII book title - British tank commander in N. Africa
Anyone interested in tanks who hasn't read it should. Here is a link to a short thread we had about him recently www.com-central.net/in...bert+crisp _________________ Bob Smart ([email protected])

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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:51 pm Post subject: Re: WWII book title - British tank commander in N. Africa
- DanFong Brazen Chariots by Robert Crisp That's it! I knew it was Robert somebody. "The Gods were Neutral" sounds interesting too.... Thanks! cn

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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: WWII book title - British tank commander in N. Africa
I found Robert Crisp's BRAZEN CHARIOTS to be far more interesting than THE GODS WERE NEUTRAL. The latter is the narrative of the British retreat on the island of Crete: lots of dive-bombing Stukas, no armor battles to speak of. Another Desert War classic is Cyril Jolly's TAKE THESE MEN. Crisp and Jolly knew one another.

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