Libyan Sands: Travel in a Dead World

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In the 1920s and 30s, a band of British officers stationed in Egypt began to explore the Western Desert which straddles the borders with Libya and the Sudan. Adapting a series of Model T Fords, Bagnold and his colleagues set out across territory hitherto traversed only by camel caravans. They mapped new routes across?impassable' sand seas, in?regions untrodden by man since the Stone Age'. They also uncovered inner strengths, an awed respect for the stern and beautiful environment and a tender relationship with the machines upon which their lives depended. Their knowledge went on to play.;Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Preface; Chapter 1: Travel Infants; Chapter 2: Petra; Chapter 3: Sinai Again; Chapter 4: Siwa; Chapter 5: The Darb el Arba'in; Chapter 6: 'Ain Dalla: Failure and Discovery; Chapter 7: The Sand Sea; Chapter 8: The Great Desert; Chapter 9: Six Thousand Miles; Chapter 10: Six Thousand Miles (continued); Chapter 11: Zerzura, the Wish-Oasis; Epilogue 1987; Biographical Afterword; Copyright. Cover Title Page Dedication Contents Illustrations Maps Preface Chapter 1: Travel Infants Chapter 2: Petra Chapter 3: Sinai Again Chapter 4: Siwa Chapter 5: The Darb el Arba'in Chapter 6: 'Ain Dalla: Failure and Discovery Chapter 7: The Sand Sea Chapter 8: The Great Desert Chapter 9: Six Thousand Miles Chapter 10: Six Thousand Miles (continued) Chapter 11: Zerzura, the Wish-Oasis Epilogue 1987 Biographical Afterword Copyright.