Afrikakorps 1941–43
Afrikakorps 1941–43

Author: Gordon Williamson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-06-20

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1780969821

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The 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.

Das Afrika Korps
Das Afrika Korps

Author: Franz Kurowski

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2010-03-23

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0811740331

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Action-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.

Rommel's Afrika Korps
Rommel's Afrika Korps

Author: George Bradford

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2008-10-21

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1461751578

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Portrait 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.

Rommel's Afrika Korps
Rommel's Afrika Korps

Author: Pier Paolo Battistelli

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-01-20

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1472800419

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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.

The Life and Death of the Afrika Korps
The Life and Death of the Afrika Korps

Author: Robin Lewin

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2008-02-20

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 085052931X

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Afrika 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.

Rommel
Rommel

Author: Desmond Young

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2013-01-30

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1447484819

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This 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.

Personal Groupings, Award Documents and Ephemera of Rommel's Afrikakorps
Personal Groupings, Award Documents and Ephemera of Rommel's Afrikakorps

Author: Robert Kurtz

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9780764321139

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For German military document collectors this volume has a treasure trove of rare Afrikakorps related award documents, propaganda leaflets, Soldbuchs, Wehrpass and Remembrance/Death cards. Among the many rare documents you will see both Allied and German/Italian propaganda leaflets, Afrikakorps field newspapers, and two field-made newsletters associated with the Sonderverband 288 unit. We have also assembled several complete Afrikakorps veteran groupings and every known document variant of the AFRIKA cuffband and Italian-German Medal.