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Author | : Alexander Joffe |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2020-09-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1350132896 |
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Shortlisted for the 2021 Society for Army Historical Research's Templer Medal Operation Crusader, launched in November 1941, was the third and final British attempt to relieve the siege of Tobruk and break the German and Italian forces in North Africa. After tough initial fighting, the British made important gains, only to be countered by a stunning breakthrough overseen personally by Lt. General Erwin Rommel. As the British situation teetered, the commander of the 8th Army, Lt. General Alan Cunningham, was relieved of duty by his superior, General Claude Auchinleck. This decision changed the direction of the battle and perhaps the war itself. Why and how Cunningham was relieved has been the subject of commentary and speculation since it occurred. Using newly discovered evidence, Alexander Joffe rethinks the events that brought about the sudden relief of the operation's commanding officer, including insubordination. The book then discusses how narratives regarding the operation were created, were incorporated into British and Commonwealth official and unofficial historical writing about the war, and contributed to British historical memory. Based on a decade of archival work, the book presents a new and detailed analysis of a consequential battle and, importantly, of how its history was written and received in the context of post-war Britain.
Author | : Alexander H. Joffe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 9781350132900 |
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Reconstructing Crusader -- November 23-26: Breakdown and Insubordination -- History takes Shape after 26 November -- The Path toward Rehabilitation and the Genesis of History -- The Evidence of Other Voices -- History and Memory in an Era of Commemoration and Forgetting -- Crusader and the Desert War in the Public Eye -- Crusader Between History and Memory.
Author | : Peter Cox |
Publisher | : Exisle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2015-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1775592162 |
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Sir Geoffrey Cox described Sidi Rezegh, fought during Operation Crusader in Libya over November and December 1941, as ‘the forgotten battle of the Desert War’. The objective of Crusader was to retake Cyrenaica, the eastern region of Libya, and ultimately drive the Italians and Germans out of North Africa. The campaign also involved British and South African troops, and did achieve the badly needed relief of Tobruk. Despite the New Zealand Division’s major role, and the importance of this campaign in achieving British victory in North Africa, it has largely been neglected by historians, failing to receive as much attention as Crete, El Alamein or Cassino. Yet more New Zealand soldiers were killed or taken prisoner during Crusader than in any other campaign fought by ‘the Div’ during the war. Peter Cox, whose father fought at Sidi Rezegh, draws on his experience of twice visiting the battlefield to tell the story of this complex and costly campaign. He sets the scene for the fighting in Libya, describes the unforgiving and inhospitable desert landscape, follows the stages of the action itself and recounts the often moving and heroic stories of the New Zealanders who fought there. Many never returned home. This is both a very accessible account of a significant New Zealand contribution to World War II and a tribute to the thousands of men who took part in this punishing battle.
Author | : Ken Ford |
Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-06-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781846035005 |
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Following a lull in the desert war which saw the Germans and British reinforce their armies, Rommel suddenly attacked British fortifications with an assault on the northern sector of the British line near Gazala. Pinning down the British in the north and outflanking the 1st Free French Brigade, Rommel succeeded in encircling the main British positions, trapping them in what became known as 'The Cauldron'. With thousands of British soldiers killed or taken prisoner, this was a devastating defeat for the Allies. Accompanied by contemporary photographs and maps depicting the movement of both armies, Ken Ford provides a masterful study of Rommel, the 'Desert Fox', at the height of his powers during World War II (1939-1945), as he swept the British army back to the site of their final stand at El Alamein.
Author | : Frank Wade |
Publisher | : Trafford |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 9781412070690 |
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The World War II Mediterranean sea battles are not well known. Many of our ships were sunk, but Malta was saved. North Africa was cleared and Sicily taken in 1943.
Author | : David Brock Katz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : South Africa |
ISBN | : 9781928248071 |
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Author | : Jack D Kern Editor |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2018-10-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781727846430 |
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Volume 5, Deep Maneuver: Historical Case Studies of Maneuver in Large-Scale Combat Operations, presents eleven case studies from World War II through Operation Iraqi Freedom focusing on deep maneuver in terms of time, space and purpose. Deep operations require boldness and audacity, and yet carry an element of risk of overextension - especially in light of the independent factors of geography and weather that are ever-present. As a result, the case studies address not only successes, but also failure and shortfalls that result when conducting deep operations. The final two chapters address these considerations for future Deep Maneuver.
Author | : Patrick Delaforce |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0811708977 |
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From-the-turret story of a British tank division in World War II Follows the division through the Normandy campaign, the liberation of Amiens and Antwerp, flank protection during Operation Market Garden, and the final drive into Germany Raw firsthand accounts from commanders, riflemen, bombardiers, and tank crews Reveals what life was like at the sharp end of the Allies' war effort
Author | : Robert Crisp |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1959 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780393327120 |
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The story of Operation Crusader launched by the Eighth Army on 18 November 1941, against the Axis forces which stood on the borders of Egypt and around beleaguered Tobruk.
Author | : Rick Atkinson |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 614 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780395710838 |
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