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The Twenty Thousand Thieves: Eric Lambert

The Twenty Thousand Thieves: Eric Lambert

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Their officers called them a stinking, lazy, drunken rabble and their friends said they took the colonel prisoner, burnt down their officers' mess and drove off the military police with heavy rifle-fire. This is the unforgettable story of the gallant men of the A.I.F.: the fearless and fatalistic Diggers of the Western Desert. Twenty thousand men were on their way to the deserts of Egypt and Libya: some had joined up for adventure, some were on the run from the police, for others, the army meant three meals a day and a bed to sleep in. From an induction camp in Australia to the siege of Tobruk, the savage intensity of Second X Battalion's experiences is not for the faint-hearted.

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Hardback 1972 edition; dust jacket has wear and chips; gift inscription 1975; last two pages had not been cut and previous owner has attempted to tear along the fold - no text missing, Modern Literature
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