The Way of WarChapter 19
When they returned to the Oasis Ted informed the men of the impending patrols knowing they would start preparing the trucks. The four officers joined him in the operations tent and went over the large-scale map. Based on the current position of the forward troops they began to subdivide likely positions to reconnoitre with each being given a section of the road. Three days later they set off. Tim and Bill’s trucks dropped out to cover the stretch between Mersa Matruh and Sidi Barrani....