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Auction 37 · Lot 226
Journal of a British soldier stationed in Palestine during World War II
- Estimate
- $300–$400
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(ISRAEL, LAND OF)
Publication
1942
Description
Commercial pocket-diary, each page with the unnamed soldier’s journal entries regarding activities on his base and the surrounding country
summary
It is interesting to see Palestine through the eyes of a British servicemen. Eventually, the diarist is transferred to Egypt, where at the end of May, 1942, he participates in the battle against the Germans (Ernest Rommel’s Afrika Korps), or in his own jubilant words, "SAW ACTION!"
Printed cloth covers. 12mo
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