Dawson's Army: Signed Copy

SIGNED BY ERIC DAWSON on Title Page
Complementing his paintings of the North African Campaign of 1940-42, the artist's account of the stories behind the pictures - recording the activities of his fellow soldiers both on the battlefield and on leave in Cairo. Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Eric Dawson. (illustrator). 59 pp, 11 11/16" H. Colour and b&w illustrations, map. "Published to coincide with the Special Exhibition of the artist's watercolours and drawings held at the National Army Museum to commemorate the Desert Campaign of 1940 to 1943 and opening in 1992, the fiftieth anniversary year of the Battle of El Alamein." "Complementing his highly popular paintings of the North African campaign of 1940-2, here is Eric Dawson's own account of the stories behind the pictures. This entertaining book details his Wartime career and the doings of his fellow soldiers both on campaign and on leave in Cairo. Amusing but modest, he reveals a perceptive mind behind the artist's eye. As he said himself, his work was '(T)he observation of ordinary people caught up in their military duties and of the actions in which I had myself been involved'."

Near Fine Book . RARE SIGNED COPY. one crease on cover.
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