Greetings fellow dialists, Here is a small note on sun compasses. In the October issue of the magazine "History Today" there is an article by two members of the (British) National Army Museum on desert warfare, in particular on the campaign fought between the armies of, eventually, Generals Montgomery and Rommel from 1940 to 1943 in North Africa.
One sentence reads: In the inter-war period desert exploratory expeditions were mounted by the Army, and much of the equipment that accompanied British forces to Africa in 1940 - sun compasses [other items also listed] - was the result of pre-war technology. So it seems that the value of sun compasses in steel vehicles in sunny climates was recognised by the Army before 1939. Any views on this? Frank 55N 1W -- Frank Evans -
