Published 2020-09-01
“…The motorized
expeditions that ventured in those empty lands were therefore part of a Great Game of the kind that had been played before in Central Asia, and while meticulously surveying the territory, they allowed the British to develop navigation techniques and moreover a very special attitude that would later be exploited by the
Long Range Desert Group. The Italians were also able to develop some interesting and quite innovative solutions based on “wing, wheel and radio”, and proved to be capable to master the desert, quite impressing their British counterparts. …”
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