Bivouvac in the desert, North Africa, 1942

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North Africa, 1942.

Three members of a tank crew sit under a temporary shelter attached to the side of their vehicle. Various rations and supplies are piled up to the left of the shelter. Logistics were a key factor in the desert war. Throughout the campaign both sides found that the further they advanced, the harder it was to keep their forces supplied with water, food and fuel.

From an album containing 189 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).