Capsule Review July 1960 Issue The Mediterranean and Middle East. Volume III (September 1941 to September 1942): British Fortunes Reach Their Lowest Ebb by Major-General I. S. O. Playfair and OthersReviewed by Henry L. RobertsAbout the Author: My FA Anthologies Read more by Henry L. Roberts In This Review The Mediterranean and Middle East. Volume III (September 1941 to September 1942): British Fortunes Reach Their Lowest Ebb By Major-General I. S. O. Playfair and Others H.M.S.O., British Information Services, 1960 482 pp. $50.00 Purchase Facebook Twitter Email My FA Saved Articles Print This volume in the official British war history deals chiefly with the military misfortunes in North Africa before the turning point of El Alamein.