Desert Prelude 2: "Operation Compass"

This is the second of two volumes providing an in-depth look at the air war over the North African desert in the early days of World War II. The equipment, organization and operations of the Regia Aeronautica, RAF and French Air Force are described in detail. Possibly the last major combat in which both sides flew fighter bi-planes, it saw the Italian air arm take on the rather sparsely-equipped Allied forces in Egypt and Libya. This volume completes the story, up to the point in 1941 when German forces arrived to bolster the retreating Italian forces.

About the author

Håkan Gustavsson is a Swedish aviation researcher and writer specializing in the early air war of the Second World War and especially the use of biplane fighters. He runs one of internet's oldest and largest sites (surfcity.kund.dalnet.se) featuring biographies of pilots that flew biplane fighters during the conflict. He has been in contact with numerous veterans, and their families, over the past two decades, unearthing first-hand accounts and other invaluable material relating to their often forgotten wartime exploits.

Product details

• Authors: Hakan Gustavsson, Teodor Liviu Morusanu, Ludovico Slongo
• Publisher: Mmp
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2011
• EAN: 9788361421184
• ISBN: 978-83-61421-18-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 212 mm x 296 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 893 g
• Series: White (Paperback)
• Subject: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Model-making