Desert Battles - From Napoleon to the Gulf War

Klappentext Accounts of men at war in some of the world's most hostile environments Surprising and illuminating conclusions about desert warfare Features chapters on: Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798-99The British campaign along India's northwest frontier from 1849 to 1852The Iraq campaign during World War IThe British counterattack against the Italians in North Africa in 1940-41The expoits of Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps in North Africa in 1941The 1973 Yom Kippur WarThe 1991 Gulf War "Desert Battles" is a study of the nature of desert warfare with special attention to the evolution of weaponry, the organization of forces, the impact of the desert environment on the ability of those forces to sustain battle, and the influences of the desert on battle tactics. Zusammenfassung These are the accounts of men and machines at war in the world's most hostile! unforgiving regions: Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798-99; the British campaign along India's northwest frontier from 1849 to 1852; the battles for Iraq during World War I; the British counterattack against the Italians in North Africa in 1940-41; Erwin Rommel ...

About the author

Bruce Allen Watson is professor emeritus at Diablo Valley College and author of several books.

Product details

• Authors: Watson, Bruce Watson, Bruce Allan Watson, Bruce Allen Watson
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.01.2007
• EAN: 9780811733809
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-3380-9
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History; Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous