Desert War; Ørkenkrigsførelse; Cairo; Alam el Halfa; Stumme; Kidney Ridge; Allierede Styrker; Bir Khalda; 10th Armoured Divisions; New Zealand Division; 9th Australian Division; 7th Armoured Division; 10th Corps; 24 Australian Brigade; 8th Armoured Brigade; 21st Panzer Division; Galal; Fuka; Tel el Aqqaqir; Briggs, R.; Currie, J.; Lumsden, H.; Harding, A.F.; Freyberg, B.C.
"In late June 1942, the dispirited and defeated British Eighth Army was pouring back toward the tiny railway halt of El Alamein in the western desert of Egypt. Tobruk had...
"Majdalany recounts the battle with the clarity of full comprehension."--
Our forces are wearing out and supplies are arriving as if delivered through an eyedropper ... That crook of a Cavallero continues to give the watchword of optimism at headquarters, but on the sidelines they see the future very black.
Through key profiles and a chapter devoted to the armies, this book explores what made these men inspired leaders and what led to their respective defeat and victory.
Primarily viewed from the perspective of ordinary combatants, this is their personal record of serving with Rommel in the desert.
On the other hand, infantry were well down the requirements list with the consequence that, between June 1940 and October 1942 only some 195,000 men were sent to North Africa (which was about onefourth of the total strength sent to ...
This new collection of studies presents fresh insights into a war fought over unusually difficult terrain and with exceptional supply demands.
The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of El Alamein comprehensively covers the entire military situation that led up to the two battles of El Alamein, analyzes the decisions made by the battles' most important leaders, and explains ...
The Quartermaster section provides the modeler with an insight into the development and operational use of the four chosen vehicles and aircraft that were involved in the Battles of El Alamein.
Famous Battles Against the Odds (Arms & Armour, London,1991) ——, Iron Fist. Classic Armoured Warfare Case Studies (Weidenfeld Military, London, 1995) Pitt, Barrie (ed), The Military History of World War Two.