Having failed in our attempt to read that last history together, I hesitate to
recommend another, but Andrew Roberts, “The Storm of War: A New History of the
Second World War,” has held my attention to the point I have reached, which is
about half way through. Here’s the writing that caused me to think you might
enjoy it. “In hoping to drive Rommel back over the very flat country,
special-forces attacks were made in mid-Spetmeber against Tobruk (Operation
Agreement) and Benghazi (Operation Bigamy). Operation Agreement was badly
compromised from the start after a clash at a roadblock, and cost the lives of
750 men, the cruiser HMS Coventry and two destroyers with little to show for
it. Bigamy was an attractive idea in theory, but ultimately turned out to be
expensive and not worth the effort.” p.286
David Ritchie,
Portland,
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