Rommel''s Desert War - The Life and Death of the Afrika Korps

Klappentext In a series of battles marked by daring raids and quick armored thrusts against a numerically superior enemy! Erwin Rommel! the notorious Desert Fox! and his Afrika Korps waged one of World War IIs toughest campaigns in the North African desert in 1942. The Axis campaign climaxed in June with the recapture of Tobruk! a triumph that netted 33!000 prisoners and earned Rommel a field marshals baton. By fall! however! after setbacks at Alam Halfa and the two battles of El Alamein! the Afrika Korps teetered on the brink of defeat! which would come in Tunisia six months later. Told largely from Rommels perspective! using his papers and letters. Inhaltsverzeichnis Low Tide; Rommel Strikes back; the Lull; The Desert Fox Strikes first; The Cauldron and Knightsbridge; The Second battle of Tobruk; The Drive on Alexandria; The First battle of El Alamein; High Tide in the Desert; Disaster; The Battle of the Tunisian Bridgehead; A Doomed Empire; Epitaph; Index.

About the author

Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr., is the author of more than twenty books on World War II. He lives in Louisiana.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel W Mitcham, Samuel W. Mitcham
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2007
• EAN: 9780811734134
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-3413-4
• No. of pages: 251
• 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