| Description |
192 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 31 cm |
| Series |
Bison book |
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Bison book.
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| Contents |
Heia Safari -- Objective Tobruk -- 'Hell-fire' Pass -- The Winter Battle -- Riposte -- The Cauldron -- Tobruk at last -- On into Egypt -- Defeat and retreat -- Death throes -- Epilogue -- appendices -- Order of battle -- Chronology |
| Summary |
“Among all the illustrious fighting units of World War II there is only one which commanded the respect of its enemies and one commander whose fame and honor increased long after his death. The Afrika Korps led by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel fought for only 2 1/2 years. Taking over a feeble Italian effort in Libya to invade Egypt, Rommel's Afrika Korps swept across the Western Desert and was only stopped 60 miles west of Alexandria. Despite its small numbers and lack of support from Hitler in terms of men and weapons, the defeats of its remarkable fighting units were as famous as its victories: Tobruk, El Alamein, the Kasserine Pass are among the many battle honors on the flag of the Afrika Korps. Fighting against the British, American, Australian, New Zealand and South African armies, the story of Rommel's Afrika Korps was a conflict in which both sides respected each other equally.”--Book jacket |
| Notes |
"Introduction by General Count von Schwerin."--Book jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 188) and index |
| Subject |
Rommel, Erwin, 1891-1944.
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Germany. Heer. Panzerarmeekorps Afrika.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Germany -- Panzerarmeekorps Afrika
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| ISBN |
0861240006 |
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0868270229 |
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