Rommel's Army in Africa [Paperback]

Dal Mcguirk (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1840374381 | ISBN-13: 978-1840374384 | Publication Date: April 9, 2005

Dal McGuirk has one of the largest collections of Afrikakorps memorabilia in the world and a collection of over 3,000 unpublished photos. He resides in New Zealand and is a teacher at Auckland College.

Within this stunning collection of photographs, you will see comprehensive color record of the uniforms and equipment.

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About the Author

In what has been nearly a lifetime of leisure time spent finding and researching everything connected with the German Army in North Africa in World War II, Dal McGuirk has put together a collection that includes over 3,000 German photographs and large numbers of documents such as paybooks and diaries and letters and postcards that survived the war as souvenirs kept by the Allied soldiers who picked them up from among the battlefield wreckage that followed every period of fighting.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: The Crowood Press (April 9, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840374381
• ISBN-13: 978-1840374384
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,605,112 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fine Piece of Work, February 6, 2009

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Theseus "theseus" (US of A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rommel's Army in Africa (Hardcover)

Since this book is centered around the Dale McGuirk collection of Rommel artifacts, one would expect it to have strong visuals. And it does: over 250 illustrations, including 20 color plates.

However, this is more than a book about a collection. This is about all aspects of the German experience in North Africa: the legend of Rommel, the challenges he faced, day-in-the-life information about soldiers, organization of the forces, important officers, and an over 50 page section on the narrative of the action these troops saw.

Hardback: paper over boards in dustjacket; 192 pp, indexed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Rommel
The Men of Rommel's Army in North Africa

Narrative of Campaigns

German Army and Luftwaffe Uniforms and Equipment
Explanation of Color Photographs
Bibliography

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique and Highly Informative, February 5, 2009

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Theseus "theseus" (US of A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rommel's Army in Africa (Hardcover)

Since this book is centered around the Dale McGuirk collection of Rommel artifacts, one would expect it to have strong visuals. And it does: over 250 illustrations, including 20 color plates.

However, this is more than a book about a collection. This is about all aspects of the German experience in North Africa: the legend of Rommel, the challenges he faced, day-in-the-life information about soldiers, organization of the forces, important officers, and an over 50 page section on the narrative of the action these troops saw.

Hardback: paper over boards in dustjacket; 192 pp, indexed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Rommel
The Men of Rommel's Army in North Africa

Narrative of Campaigns

German Army and Luftwaffe Uniforms and Equipment
Explanation of Color Photographs
Bibliography

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent summary on history and soldiers of the afrika korp, January 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rommel's Army in Africa (Hardcover)

this book gives an excellent history in detail of the german army's campaign in north africa from 1941-1943. The details about the uniforms, soldiers and interviews with Afrika Korp veterans gives the reader an insight of what is was like to be in North Africa. This book was very well researhed and a must for all military historians. This book is a must have for historians and would be valuable in a University history class setting as a reference; due to its excellent research and subject knowledge. A must have book for all historical collections.