We of the Turning Tide
Adelaide: F. W. Preece, 1947. Octavo, original tan-orange cloth, xiv, 260 pp., illustrated endpapers, one black-and-white plate, illustrated with black-and-white maps throughout. Tail ends and corners bumped and rubbed, tail edges of covers slightly rubbed, small area on upper section of back cover slightly faded, light foxing on endpapers, two small tape marks on back endpapers without loss of text, restored dust-jacket has some pale tape marks on inside flaps, otherwise a very good copy with clean internal leaves and a very good dust-jacket. First edition. Scarce copy with beautifully restored dust jacket.
We of the Turning Tide is a story of the World War Two battles at El Alamein, during which the Ninth Australian Division formed the spearhead of the Allies' attack. Goodhart has not only written this evocative account from the perspective of a soldier who experienced the battles, but also as a memento for his colleagues throughout the peacetime years and a literary legacy of the war for the general public. Item #4879
There are two stamps on the front free endpaper. One is pale purple and reads: Rental 1/- per week. The other is oval and dark purple, and reads: Mobile Library Highways xx1845.
Price (AUD): $200.00