We of the Turning Tide
Adelaide: F. W. Preece, 1947. Octavo, original green cloth, illustrated map on endpapers, [vii], 260 pp., frontispiece, illustrated. Inscribed by the author on preliminary leaf 'One good autograph deserves another, sir. Welcoming you back to Aussie and thank you - David Goodhart College Park South Australia 23/6/47', ex-libris symbol on preliminary leaf with motto 'Gardez Bien', light foxing; otherwise a very good copy. First edition. Inscribed by the author. Scarce copy.
We of the Turning Tide is a story of El Alamein, during which the Ninth Australian Division formed the spearhead of the attack. Mr. Goodhart has given us a book, written only as a soldier who was in it all could could write it, as memento for his mates throughout the peacetime years,and as a literary delicacy, surely, for the general public. Item #4582
Ex-libris.
Price (AUD): $150.00