Introduction | p. 4 |
Combat mission | p. 6 |
The theatre of war | |
Unit organization | p. 10 |
Formation and early Eighth Army organization | |
Divisional and brigade organization | |
The post-Operation Crusader changes in organization | |
The Battle of Gazala and its aftermath | |
The Eighth Army at El Alamein, August-October 1942 | |
Doctrine and training | p. 28 |
Fighting methods during the early Desert War | |
The influence of doctrine - the effect of Operation Compass | |
Harsh German lessons | |
The lessons of Operation Crusader | |
Montgomery - a return to attrition | |
Training for desert warfare | |
Weapons and equipment | p. 42 |
Dress | |
Weapons | |
Armour | |
Artillery | |
Command, control, communications, and intelligence | p. 53 |
Command and control | |
Communications in the Desert War | |
Intelligence | |
Combat operations | p. 61 |
Operation Crusader - Eighth Army's debut in battle | |
The Battle of Gazala - Eighth Army on the defensive, May-June 1942 | |
The Battle of Alam el Halfa, 31 August-7 September 1942 | |
Operation Pugilist - Eighth Army and the Battle of the Mareth Line, March 1943 | |
Eighth Army's last battle in North Africa: Wadi Akarit, 5-6 April 1943 | |
Lessons learned | p. 89 |
Chronology | p. 91 |
Select bibliography | p. 93 |
Abbreviations | p. 94 |
Index | p. 95 |
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