The desert air
By: Nicholas Wright
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Drama; History
Description: Cairo, 1942. Pompous and domineering Colonel Gore, known affectionately as 'The Hippo', is bending army rules whereby if he is found to be in command of three officers of the same rank as his own he shall be promoted. Therefore, all he needs is three newly minted Brigadiers and he'll become General. However, the word is that the campaign to fight the Nazis in Yugoslavia has been overrun by a highly effective partisan group. The problem is that the British have been sending aid to General Mihailovic, who doesn't seem to be firing on all cylinders, and may even be colluding with the Nazis.
Notes: Previously issued in print: London: Methuen, 1985.