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Operation Crusader 1941: Rommel in Retreat (Campaign)

By Ken Ford

Book information

Year
2010
ISBN
1846035007, 9781846035005
LCC
D766.82 .F57 2010
Open Library ID
OL24851990M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11185760 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
96\97
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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 as he swept the British army back to the site of their final stand at El Alamein.

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