Place | Africa: North Africa, Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), El Alamein Area |
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Accession Number | PR00269 |
Collection type | Private Record |
Record type | Collection |
Measurement | 1 item |
Object type | Letter |
Maker |
Makim, Tom |
Date made | 1942 |
Access | Open |
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 93/0407 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Makim, Tom (Private, b.1922)
Description
Letter written to his father prior to the battle of El Alamein, commenting on the relative strengths of the opposing forces for the impending battle, the role of the Air Force, and his changing attitude to the war and army life.