An account of the grueling conditions faced by the British Empire's coalition in North Africa.

Machine generated contents note: Chronology -- Recruiting the Desert Rats -- Fighting Methods, Doctrine And Training -- Belief and Belonging -- Appearance and Equipment -- Uniform and equipment -- Weaponry -- Tanks -- Life On Campaign in the Western Desert -- Experience Of Battle -- The battle of the Omars, November 1941 -- The 150th Infantry Brigade at Gazala, May 1942 -- Aftermath -- Museums and Collections.