Rommel's North Africa Campaign September 1940-november 1942

by Greene, Jack; Massignani, Alessandro

• ISBN13: 9781580970181
• ISBN10: 1580970184
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-22
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

In the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East some of World War II's greatest legends were born as Erwin Rommel the "Desert Fox" led his Afrika Korps against the "Desert Rats" of the British 8th Army led by Bernard Montgomery. Both sides recruited local people to their cause, winning stunning victories but planting the seeds of conflicts to come.This exceptional work draws on exclusive interviews with Rommel's German-Italian translator, covers the Mediterranean grand strategy of both sides, evaluates the impact of the campaign on today's North Africa and Middle East, and gives a complete description of operations in Syria and Iraq.The dramatic text, which includes the first English language coverage of the Italian-Australian atrocity controversy, is backed up by rare photos taken by veterans of the action, new maps, and complete orders of battle for both Axis and Allies, including the most accurate listing of Italian units yet available.

Author Biography

Jack Greene is the author of four previous books and has contributed articles on a wide range of naval and military subjects. He lives in Los Osos, California. Alessandro Massignani is a specialist in Italian naval history and the author of numerous books in Italian.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Series	p. 7
To the Fallen	p. 9
Italy's Parallel War	p. 11
Rommel ... the German Army Arrive	p. 43
The Approach of Crusader	p. 91
The Stand at Mersa El Brega and Advance to the Gazala Line	p. 135
The El Alamein Battles	p. 187
Selected Bibliography	p. 245
Orders of Battle	p. 249
Index	p. 271
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