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Informationen zum Autor Paddy Griffith Klappentext Osprey's study of desert tactics employed in North Africa during World War II (1939-1945). In 1940-43 North Africa saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanized armies. The British, Italians, German Afrika Korps and US Army all addressed and learned from the special problems - human, logistical, mechanical and tactical - of the desert environment, most significantly a terrain empty of resources and offering little chance of concealment. Paddy Griffith traces the fast-learning development of armor, artillery and infantry tactics in this exceptional situation and illustrates it using references to the major engagements in the North African theater, which involved some of the greatest tacticians of World War II in one of the pivotal arenas.A fascinating insight into the dangers and difficulties of operating within the desert terrain and the competitive race to perfect fighting doctrines by Rommel, Montgomery and Patton, in World War II's "best tank country". Zusammenfassung From 1940 to 1943 North Africa saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanised armies. The British! Italians! German Afrika Korps and US Army all addressed and learned from the special problems human! logistical! mechanical and tactical of the desert environment! most significantly fighting in a terrain empty of resources and offering little chance of concealment. Paddy Griffith traces the fast-learned development in armour! artillery and infantry tactics in this exceptional arena and illustrates them with references to the major engagements in the North African theatre! which involved some of the greatest tacticians of World War II in one of the pivotal theatres. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION LESSONS OF OPERATION 'CRUSADER', WINTER 1941/2 LESSONS OF GAZALA, SPRING 1942 LESSONS OF FIRST ALAMEIN: successes of British artillery, minefields and infantry night attacks - failure of German high-risk tank tactics MONTGOMERY: successes of Alam el Halfa and Second Alamein - new equipment and strength TUNISIA: ARRIVAL OF US ARMY: early failures, tactical lessons and later successes - failure of German Tiger tanks ...
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INTRODUCTION
LESSONS OF OPERATION 'CRUSADER', WINTER 1941/2
LESSONS OF GAZALA, SPRING 1942
LESSONS OF FIRST ALAMEIN: successes of British artillery, minefields and infantry night attacks - failure of German high-risk tank tactics
MONTGOMERY: successes of Alam el Halfa and Second Alamein - new equipment and strength
TUNISIA: ARRIVAL OF US ARMY: early failures, tactical lessons and later successes - failure of German Tiger tanks
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Paddy Griffith
