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The Melancholy State By S.G. Wolhuter

The Melancholy State By S.G. Wolhuter

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The Melancholy State By S.G. Wolhuter

Hardcover

ISBN 0869872312

Publisher: Howard Timmins Ltd 

Condition: Good. The original boards with a DJ are shelf rubbed and edge worn. This book was read and enjoyed but is still overall good. A little bit of foxing. One inscription. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.

The title is taken from Winston Churchill's description of the status of a prisoner-of-war. The author was an Intelligent Sergeant in Die Middellandse Regiment and was taken prisoner in June 1942 with the fall of Tobruk. The war in the Western Desert with its harsh conditions , rough soldiers humour, victory and defeat is nostalgically recalled. Incarceration follows in the prison camps of Derna and Benghazi in North Africa and Laterina in Italy, a period of 15 months of privation. 

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