{"product_id":"9780718186500-desert-war","title":"The Desert War","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook 4 of the Ladybird Expert History of the Second World War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy was North Africa such a key component in Britain's success over Mussolini and his Italian Army?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did they blunt Italy's actions?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat challenges did they face?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd what new technologies were brought to bear?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen fascist dictator Mussolini declared war against Britain he was taking a huge risk . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItaly lacked natural resources, and Britain and France's wealth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe hoped to create a new Roman Empire across the Mediterranean and into Africa. And with Hitler and the Nazi's by his side he had a great chance of doing so - but what was it that stopped him?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover the answers and more inside James Holland's \u003ci\u003eThe Desert War, \u003c\/i\u003ethe thrilling and accessible account that explains what happened, who the key figures were and the tactics, triumphs and failures on both sides .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39573394620513,"sku":"9780718186500","price":7.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34520583_27e7d043-19ba-4177-badd-a4baa9be025f.jpg?v=1747967684","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780718186500-desert-war","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}