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Alamein to Zem Zem (Oxford Paperbacks)
Alamein to Zem Zem (Oxford Paperbacks)
Keith Douglas , Desmond Graham
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Proof that real-life is better than fiction 7 April 2009
Reviewer: D. R. Cantrell (see more about me) (London, United Kingdom)
This first-hand account of the battle of El Alamein by a tank commander who was also a well-regarded poet is well worth reading. While it is rather more gung-ho, the closest parallel I can think of is some of Wilfred Owen's poetry from the Western Front of the previous round of Unpleasantness. I... Read More

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