In the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East some of World War II's greatest legends were born as Erwin Rommel the "Desert Fox" led his Afrika Korps against the "Desert Rats" of the British 8th Army led by Bernard Montgomery. Both sides recruited local people to their cause, winning stunning victories but planting the seeds of conflicts to come.This exceptional work draws on exclusive interviews with Rommel's German-Italian translator, covers the Mediterranean grand strategy of both sides, evaluates the impact of the campaign on today's North Africa and Middle East, and gives a complete description of operations in Syria and Iraq.The dramatic text, which includes the first English language coverage of the Italian-Australian atrocity controversy, is backed up by rare photos taken by veterans of the action, new maps, and complete orders of battle for both Axis and Allies, including the most accurate listing of Italian units yet available.
| ||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Jack Greene is the author of four previous books and has contributed articles on a wide range of naval and military subjects. He lives in Los Osos, California. Alessandro Massignani is a specialist in Italian naval history and the author of numerous books in Italian.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Small book but all good,
By A Customer
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Rommel's North Africa Campaign: September 1940-november 1942 (Great Campaigns) (Paperback)
This is the most information packed book I have ever seen on the desert war (and its from an IT perspective which makes it even more valuable). Its just a 272 page paperback but its full of pictures and maps and facts..facts..facts. It has pictures of many rare Italian equipments and covers the general trend of gun and tank development in the desert and its just packed with details like atrocities and friendly fire incidents in the desert. Also covers battle actions with OOB and action reports. Also of note is the bibliography which gives a one sentence synopsis of about 40 other desert war publications! I wish these authors would put out a large format book with high quality pictures like this! I highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in the North Africa theatre from 7/40 to 11/42.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good perspective on the Italians in WWII,
By Fish Flowers (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rommel's North Africa Campaign: September 1940-november 1942 (Great Campaigns) (Paperback)
The Italians, as one of the most-mocked military forces of the Second World War, rarely get the depth of treatment that their erstwhile German allies receive. This book focuses on discussing the war in North Africa from the Italian perspective, using Italian sources liberally throughout. Greene and Massignani give a good impression of the state of mind of the Italian soldiery in North Africa. Recommended.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
The first thing to understand about World War II in North Africa is that this was primarily Italy's war. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
battalion support troops, mixed engineer, motorized artillery regiment, recce battalion, armored car battalion, three field companies, motorized infantry regiment, armored car regiment, intercept company, jock columns, one motorized infantry, three infantry battalions, armor regiment, motorized infantry brigade, machine gun regiment, panzer regiment, divisional troops, tank strength, paratroop division, brigade group, machine gun battalion, jaeger battalion, panzer grenadier regiment, tons one, paratroop battalion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Africa, South African, New Zealand, World War, Middle East, Ufficio Storico, Operation Crusader, Mersa Matruh, Bir Hacheim, Free French, Sidi Rezegh, Comando Supremo, Halfaya Pass, Klaus Hubbuch, Alam Halfa, Leicht Panzer, Regia Marina, Regia Aeronautica, Via Balbia, Beda Fomm, Sidi El Barrani, Army Tank, Desert Rats, General O'Connor, Great Britain New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The first thing to understand about World War II in North Africa is that this was primarily Italy's war. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
battalion support troops, mixed engineer, motorized artillery regiment, recce battalion, armored car battalion, three field companies, motorized infantry regiment, armored car regiment, intercept company, jock columns, one motorized infantry, three infantry battalions, armor regiment, motorized infantry brigade, machine gun regiment, panzer regiment, divisional troops, tank strength, paratroop division, brigade group, machine gun battalion, jaeger battalion, panzer grenadier regiment, tons one, paratroop battalion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Africa, South African, New Zealand, World War, Middle East, Ufficio Storico, Operation Crusader, Mersa Matruh, Bir Hacheim, Free French, Sidi Rezegh, Comando Supremo, Halfaya Pass, Klaus Hubbuch, Alam Halfa, Leicht Panzer, Regia Marina, Regia Aeronautica, Via Balbia, Beda Fomm, Sidi El Barrani, Army Tank, Desert Rats, General O'Connor, Great Britain New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 10
books:
See all 10 books this book cites
2
books
cite this book:
- Desert Generals by Correlli Barnett on page 105, and Back Matter
- Foxes of the Desert by Paul Carell in Back Matter
- in Back Matter
- The Second World War by John Keegan in Back Matter
- Military Effectiveness: The Second World War by Allan R. Millett in Back Matter
See all 10 books this book cites
- Hitler's Army by Command in Back Matter
- Ironclads At War: The Origin And Development Of The Armored Battleship by Jack Greene in Back Flap
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
Look for Similar Items by Category
- Books > History > Africa > North Africa
- Books > History > Military > World War II
