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Author: Franz Kurowski
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2010-03-23
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0811740331
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAction-packed history of the Germans in Africa in World War II. One of the most famous military units of all time under one of the best commanders. The early campaigns in the Western Desert, Tobruk, El Alamein, and more.
Author: George Bradford
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2008-10-21
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 1461751578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPortrait of this famous World War II unit at the height of its success Completely illustrated with photos, maps, and diagrams--in color where available In the sands of the Western Desert in 1941-42, Erwin Rommel made history as the Desert Fox, waging a brilliant and bold campaign against the British. Beginning at El Agheila in March 1941, the Afrika Korps--frequently outnumbered--drove the British steadily east across Libya and into Egypt. The German offensive eventually ground to a halt in a series of battles at El Alamein. In impressive detail, George Bradford depicts what it was like to serve and fight in the Afrika Korps, from its tanks and equipment to its battles and daily life.
Author: Gordon Williamson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-06-20
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 1780969821
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe campaign in North Africa between September 1940 and May 1943 holds not only an enduring fascination for postwar generations; but also a perhaps unique degree of nostalgia for some surviving participants. The campaign was no less costly in terms of human lives and material than many others; but regret at the cost is accompanied by positive memories in the minds of many veterans. This is not to suggest that the dead have been forgotten; but an almost mystical bond nevertheless exists, even between former enemies, amongst veterans of the desert campaign. Gordon Williamson examines the history, organisation and uniforms of Rommel's Afrikakorps.
Author: Robin Lewin
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2008-02-20
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 085052931X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfrika Korps is an illustrated record of Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel and his desert troops that fought in North Africa against British and Commonwealth forces between 1941 and 1943. Using previously rare and unpublished photographs, many of which have come from the albums of individuals who took part in the desert campaign, it presents a unique visual account of the famous Afrika-Korps' operations and equipment. Thanks to an informative caption with every photograph Afrika Korps vividly portrays how the German Army fought across the uncharted and forbidding desert wilderness of North Africa. Throughout the book it examines how Rommel and his Afrika Korps were so successful and includes an analysis of desert war tactics which Rommel himself had indoctrinated. These tactics quickly won the Afrika-Korps a string of victories between 1941 and 1942. The photographs that accompany the book are a fascinating collection that depicts life in the Afrika-Korps, as seen through the lens of the ordinary soldier.
Author: A. J. Barker
Publisher:
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Desmond Young
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Published: 2013-01-30
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 1447484819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book contains the story of Rommel, the famous German Field Marshal of World War II, commonly known as Desert Fox. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author: Pier Paolo Battistelli
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-01-20
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1472800419
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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.
Author: Samuel W. Mitcham
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2009-03-04
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 0811750582
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the Desert Fox's preparation for military greatness, his rise to prominence, and his early campaigns in Africa. Recounts the first battles of Germany's notorious Afrika Korps.
Author: Rex Trye
Publisher:
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781891227141
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Chris Ellis
Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 108
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe new Spearhead series is designed to look at the cutting edge of war, dealing with units capable of operating completely independently in the forefront of battle. Each volume in the series examines a historic unit's origins, history, organization, order of battle, battle history, insignia and markings. The 21st Panzer Division gained greatest fame in North Africa, but also served in Normandy and on the Russian Front. Each Spearhead title includes an evaluation of the units combat effectiveness as seen by the unit, its opponents and subsequent researchers, and a research section including a bibliography and a listing of museums, websites, re-enactment groups and memorials.
