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Name: Desert danger
Author: Jim Eldridge

The story of Tim Jackson, who fought in North Africa during the Second World War. He tells of a mine-clearing operation which results in one of his colleagues being severely injured after handling a mine incorrectly.

First publish date: 2008

Authors: Jim Eldridge

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