EC0700

anthology of poems published as a result of a competition

25 of the poems were first published in "poems of the desert"

All of the poems were written either in the Sicily or Southern Italy Campaigns in 1943


ANTHOLOGY. [Wrapper title:] Poems from the C.M.F. Written, collected, printed and published by Eighth Army. Italy, January 1944. First Edition. 12mo, wrappers. The single rusty staple sensibly removed so contents loose, otherwise a very good copy. A sequel to the anthology Verses from the Desert, published to great acclaim by Harrap earlier in the year. This much more modest production was printed in Italy by 871 Mobile Printing Section; the designation 'C.M.F.' (Central Mediterranean Force) was adopted only on 18 January 1944, four days before the Anzio landings. Not found in the BL Catalogue, COPAC or RLIN, but OCLC locates a copy at Cambridge and another at Texas. £45.00