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@ .ENTLEMEN. .OOD .VENING!
>
.OR TWO YEARS NOW THE WAR HAS SEE-
SAWED BACK AND FORTH ACROSS .ORTH
.FRICA. .ACH SIDE HAS GAINED THE
UPPER HAND TEMPORARILY. BUT EACH HAS
LOST IT BEFORE THE ISSUE COULD BE
SETTLED. .WICE WE HAVE CHASED THE
.XIS OUT OF .GYPT; TWICE THEY HAVE
RETURNED.
>>>>>.OW .OMMEL'S .FRIKA .ORPS STANDS
AT THE GATES OF THE .ILE. .ETWEEN IT
AND FINAL VICTORY STAND ONLY THE
REMNANTS OF THE .RITISH .IGHTH .RMY.
SHATTERED BY THE DEBACLE AT ......
AND DEMORALIZED BY THE FALL OF .......
.EINFORCEMENTS OF MEN AND SUPPLIES ARE
ON THEIR WAY FROM .NGLAND AND .MERICA.
SO IF THE ".ESERT .ATS" CAN HOLD OUT.
THE TIDE MUST TURN IRREVOCABLY IN
FAVOR OF THE .LLIES. .F THEY FAIL.
THE ROAD TO .GYPT. THE .UEZ .ANAL.
AND THE OIL FIELDS OF THE .IDDLE .AST
WILL BE OPEN TO THE FASCIST ARMIES.
>>>
>>>>>.OMMEL'S ARMY IS ELATED BY ITS
VICTORIES. BUT IT. TOO. IS FEELING THE
STRAIN. .TS MEN AND MACHINES HAVE
BEEN PUSHED TO THEIR LIMITS. .TS
LINES OF SUPPLY ARE LONG AND VULNER-
ABLE TO .LLIED AIR ATTACKS. .T MUST
WIN QUICKLY. OR IT WILL NOT WIN AT
ALL.
>>>>>.HESE. THEN. ARE THE STAKES. .F
YOU LOSE. THE TIDE OF WAR WILL CON-
TINUE TO FLOW FOR THE .AZIS. .F YOU
WIN. YOU WILL LEAD THE ARMIES OF
.EMOCRACY ON THEIR FIRST STEP TOWARD
VICTORY.
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