Review: TRACKS – the Magazine commemorating the LRDG

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Issue 2 will be published shortly, Kuno Gross is taking pre-orders:

Ordering details: TRACKS 2022 can be found at www.bod.de (under: “buchshop”) or, if you prefer, at Amazon and other bookdealers. However, we are also receiving pre-orders. The cost of a pre-ordered copy is EUR 21.50 (including worldwide shipping). Pre-orders are collected from now and then shipped all at once, presumably at the end of March /beginning of April. So, pre-orders will take some time until they reach the readers but will be a substantial support for the authors to cover the cost. If you can, and if you are a bit patient – please go for the pre-orders. Please send me an e-mail to info(at)jebelsherif.org for payment details (pls. replace the (at) with "@" in the e-mail address).

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Issue no. 2 has the full first-hand story on the 3-ton F60L CMP truck found in the desert. And a detailed article on the iconic 30-cwt Chevrolet LRDG truck, plus many other interesting articles - well worth reading!

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TRACKS Revival 2022 (The Magazine commemorating the LRDG)
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TRACKS was a “one issue” magazine done by the LRDG and distributed in Kufra in June 1941. In 2021, eighty years after, it was “revived” by a group of authors, not out of a commercial interest but of pure enthusiasm for the subject: The LRDG.
The reception of TRACKS 2021 was very well, the reader’s feedback all very positive. This encouraged the authors to go for TRACKS 2022. Again, we have a “bunch” of LRDG-related articles, topics not too widely known, which should find the interest of the LRDG enthusiast.
TRACKS 2021 consisted of 52 pages – TRACKS 2022 has substantially “grown” to 64 pages containing 148 illustrations and photographs.

CONTENT 2022
• Howard’s Cairn --- Kuno Gross
• Now & Then: Siwa, Cleoptatra’s Pool --- Kuno Gross
• LRP - First Reconnaissance Mission --- Bob Amos-Jones
• Who was Norman Moore? (2) --- David Redhead
• Patrol Truck Chevrolet 1533X2 --- Charlie Down
• Badges and Insignia of the LRDG --- Brendan O’Carroll
• LRDG Memorials --- B. O’Carroll, K. Gross and M. Kennedy Shaw
• LRDG poem --- J. G. Medemmen
• Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo --- Sam Watson
• Raiding Forces Wings --- Sam Watson
• LRDG silver Goblet carved Bone Knife --- Sam Watson
• Fata Morgana or Reality? --- Tarek el Mahdy
• Recovery from the Desert --- Mohamed Nabil (Translated by Tarek el Mahdy)
• Attempting Identification --- Kuno Gross
• LRDG Heavy Section - Marmon Herrington --- Erik Ahlström
• Sgt. Fraser's Cigarette Case --- Jack Valenti
• B122 Conduct Sheets (Continued) --- Ian Chard
Magazine details:
• Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
• Language: English
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Illustrations & photos: 148
• ISBN: 978-3-755-71623-5
• Dimensions: 19 x 27 cm

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Issue 2 will be published shortly, Kuno Gross is taking pre-orders: "The cost of a pre-ordered copy is EUR 21.50 (including worldwide shipping)"

The website only permits European countries as a destination. How do we get Worldwide shipping?

[Little Jo]

Hi All

I tried to purchase the two "TRACKS" books however I could not open the site as Australia was not available no matter what I tried. Can anyone give me some advice as to how I can purchase these books, or does the bookseller not send to Australia.

Tony

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Tony & Tony,

Contact Kuno via info(at)jebelsherif.org, I’m sure he can fill in the details.

[Kuno]

Ordering details
TRACKS 2022 can be found at www.bod.de (under: “buchshop”) or, if you prefer, at Amazon and other bookdealers. However, we are also receiving pre-orders. The cost of a pre-ordered copy is EUR 21.50 (including worldwide shipping). Pre-orders are collected from now and then shipped all at once, presumably at the end of March /beginning of April. So, pre-orders will take some time until they reach the readers but will be a substantial support for the authors to cover the cost. If you can, and if you are a bit patient – please go for the pre-orders. Please send me a PM via Facebook/Messenger or an e-mail to info(at)jebelsherif.org for payment details (pls. replace the (at) with "@" in the e-mail address).
[NOTE: The original ask was EUR 20.-. However, since PayPal, takes about EUR 1,50, I have only received EUR 18.50... therefore the asking price has been updated to EUR 21.50]

[Kuno]

Orders to Australia -

Colleagues, pre-orders to me will be shipped worldwide, all at the same price. But this is a "one time action" only.

Further orders through Amazon etc.are not under my control and it may be that amazon.de does not deliver to certain Countries and other "divisions" of Amazon do not have TRACKS (yet).

You can still try to order through any other website which has TRACKS listed. For example I found this one (no relation to it), where "Australia" appears to be on the list of Countries they deliver to: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/books/detai.../hnum/10467104

[Bob Carriere]

Thanks every one.....once I adjusted for English it was simple to order both books........ a gift to self!!!!!


I may have missed the option BUT is it also available in Electronic format as a download??????

Nothing like wearing suspenders and a belt at the same time.

Bob C.

[Little Jo]

You can still try to order through any other website which has TRACKS listed. For example I found this one (no relation to it), where "Australia" appears to be on the list of Countries they deliver to: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/books/detai.../hnum/10467104

Hi Guys

I ordered my two "Tracks" books from the site in Germany that Kuno suggested. They took my order and I paid via PayPal. The conversion rate was $72.00 Aus. So I guess I now wait for the books to arrive. I will advise when recieved.

Cheers

Tony