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Hello and welcome to another episode of the World War II Podcast I'm Angus Wallace.

If you've ever read about the British experience in the deserts of North Africa during World War II, one name usually gets a mention somewhere in the

narrative. That of Errik Dorman Smith, often referred to as Chink. He can be a divisive character, sometimes portrayed

as a far-thinking military genius whose ideas were ignored or misunderstood.

To others, he represents what was problematic

with both the senior British commanders, Waverle and Orkenleck

whose fortunes rose and fell. He was symptomatic of retreat, reorganisation, confusion and

poor leadership. The curious thing about Dorman Smith is so little is directly written about him. He is a footnote in the books of other desert leaders and often only gets a mention in histories of the North African campaign.

So hopefully in this episode of the podcast will shed some light on Chink.

Joining me today is James Colvin.

James is currently working on a history of the 8th Army

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