Rommel's Afrika Korps: - Tobruk to El Alamein

Informationen zum Autor Pier Paolo Battistelli earned his PhD in military history at the University of Padua. A scholar of German and Italian politics and strategy throughout World War II, he works both in Italy and abroad writing titles and essays on military history subjects. He is a contributor to the Italian Army Historical Office and has written numerous books for Osprey. Klappentext In 1940 a British offensive in the Western Desert provoked a major Italian military disaster. By early February 1941 the whole of Cyrenaica had been lost, and German help became necessary to avoid the loss of all of Libya. On 14 February 1941 the first echelons of German troops hurriedly arrived at the port of Tripoli, starting the 27-month German engagement in Northern Africa. This book covers the complex and oft-changing organisation and structure of German forces in North Africa from their first deployment through to the conclusion of the battle of El Alamein, an engagement that irrevocably changed the strategic situation in the Western Desert. Zusammenfassung In 1940 a British offensive in the Western Desert provoked a major Italian military disaster. By early February 1941 the whole of Cyrenaica had been lost, and German help became necessary to avoid the loss of all of Libya. On 14 February 1941 the first echelons of German troops hurriedly arrived at the port of Tripoli, starting the 27-month German engagement in Northern Africa. This book covers the complex and oft-changing organisation and structure of German forces in North Africa from their first deployment through to the conclusion of the battle of El Alamein, an engagement that irrevocably changed the strategic situation in the Western Desert. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Combat mission Doctrine and training Unit organization Tactics Command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) Weapons and equipment Lessons learned Chronology Bibliography Glossary Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Pier Paolo Battistelli, Battistelli Pier Paolo
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.2006
• EAN: 9781841769011
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-901-1
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Battle orders series; Battle Orders S.; Battle Orders S.; Battle Orders; Battle orders series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Africa / North, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, Warfare & defence, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), General and world history, Modern warfare, Special & elite forces, Special and elite forces, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater