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Alamein to Zem Zem is a military memoir of the Western Desert campaign of World War II written by the British soldier-poet Keith Douglas shortly before his death in action in Normandy in June 1944. It was first published in 1946.
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Jun 11, 2022 · Alamein to Zem Zem. Douglas, Keith Castellain, 1920-1944, Great Britain. Army. Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry -- Biography, World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North, Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
May 10, 2011 · A classic war book by one of the finest poets of the Second World War. Keith Douglas was posted to Palestine in 1941 with a cavalry regiment. When fighting broke out at El Alamein in 1942, he was instructed to stay behind as a staff officer.
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Oct 29, 2012 · His WWII memoir, Alamein to Zem Zem, hailed as a classic of war literature since its publication in 1946, traces the experience of a well-educated, eager 21 year-old shipped to the North African campaign. Douglas always wanted to be a writer, but knew he needed the proper experience to shape his creative output.
Alamein to Zem Zem by Keith Douglas is a remarkable, first-hand account of the Second World War in North Africa: ‘Everything, from flowers carpeting the desert in winter to vanquished enemies, is seen with a poet’s eye and the generosity of young.’ (John Carey, the Guardian)
Alamein to Zem Zem is a vivid and unforgettable description of his experiences on the desert battlefield, seen through the eyes of a poet-soldier. ‘Highly charged, violent descriptive prose … conveys the humour, the pathos and the literal beauty of that dead world of tanks, sand, scrub and human corpses …
He served as a tank commander throughout the whole of the allied advance across North Africa, and Alamein to Zem Zem (1946) is his story. Boyishness and inexperience give it flash-bulb...
