Dilemmas of the Desert War
Author | : Michael Carver |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Libya |
ISBN | : |
Download Dilemmas of the Desert War Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download Dilemmas Of The Desert War PDF full book. Access full book title Dilemmas Of The Desert War.
Author | : Michael Carver |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Libya |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Michael Carver |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Stephen W. Sears |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : |
THE STORY OF THAT SEESAW WAR FROM SEPTEMBER, 1940, WHEN THE ITALIAN ARMY INVADED EGYPT UNTIL MAY 1943 WHEN THE COMBINED BRITISH AND AMERICAN FORCES DROVE THE AXIS DESERT ARMY INTO TUNISIA AND FORCED ITS SURRENDER. THE BOOK CONTAINS 114 ILLUSTRATIONS.
Author | : Russell Hill |
Publisher | : N.Y., Knopf |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1942 |
Genre | : Libyan Desert |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Alfred Toppe |
Publisher | : Militarybookshop.CompanyUK |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781780392523 |
Firs published in 1991. "Desert Warfare: German Experiences in World War II" is an abridgment of a two-volume work that first appeared in 1952. Organized by Major General Alfred Toppe and written with the assistance of nine German commanders who served in North Africa, the manuscript represents a collaborative attempt to determine as many factors as possible which exerted a determining influence on desert warfare. Issues addressed include planning, intelligence, logistics, and operations. Described and analyzed are the German order of battle, the major military engagements in North Africa, and the particular problems of terrain and climate in desert operations. Not unlike many of the U.S. units engaged in the war with Iraq, the Germans in North Africa learned about combat operations in the desert only after they arrived on the scene and confronted the desert on its own terms. For this reason alone, as well as for the insights it offers, Desert Warfare requires the serious consideration of those responsible for preparing the U.S. military for any future conflict in desert terrain.
Author | : Alexander Joffe |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2020-09-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1350132896 |
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 | : Jean-Paul Pallud |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 592 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : Africa, North |
ISBN | : 9781870067775 |
Following Mussolini's declaration of war in June 1940, Italy faced only those British troops based in the Middle East but as the armed confrontation escalated, other nations were drawn in. Jean Paul Pallud begins his account when the initial shots were fired at the 11th Hussars as they approached Italian outposts near Sidi Omar in Libya.
Author | : Jonathan Dimbleby |
Publisher | : Profile Books |
Total Pages | : 727 |
Release | : 2012-10-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1847654673 |
It was the British victory at the Battle of El Alamein in November 1942 that inspired one of Winston Churchill's most famous aphorisms: 'This is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end, but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning'. And yet the significance of this episode remains unrecognised. In this thrilling historical account, Jonathan Dimbleby describes the political and strategic realities that lay behind the battle, charting the nail-biting months that led to the victory at El Alamein in November 1942. It is a story of high drama, played out both in the war capitals of London, Washington, Berlin, Rome and Moscow, and at the front in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Morrocco and Algeria and in the command posts and foxholes in the desert. Destiny in the Desert is about politicians and generals, diplomats, civil servants and soldiers. It is about forceful characters and the tensions and rivalries between them. Drawing on official records and the personal insights of those involved at every level, Dimbleby creates a vivid portrait of a struggle which for Churchill marked the turn of the tide - and which for the soldiers on the ground involved fighting and dying in a foreign land. Now available in paperback in time, Destiny in the Desert, which was shortlisted for the Hessell-Tiltman prize 2012-13, is required reading for anyone with an interest in the Desert War.
Author | : Alan Moorehead |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1944 |
Genre | : Africa, North |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Michael L. Gross |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521866154 |
A practical guide for policy makers, military officers, students, and anyone else interested in asymmetric conflicts.