Description: Prior to the outbreak of war in September 1939, the German Army had focused exclusively on the operational, organisational and training preparations needed to wage war in continental Europe. The threat of an Italian collapse in North Africa in early 1941, however, prompted Hitler to reinforce his ally by sending an armoured blocking force to Libya. Not content to merely thwart the British from capturing Tripoli, Lieutenant-General Erwin Rommel harried his inexperienced expeditionary force eastward towards the Nile Delta. This book is a pictorial narrative of the unfolding conflict from the arrival of the Deutsches Afrikakorps until Rommels departure from the battlefield in March 1943. We view the desert war, with its shifting fortunes and unique challenges, primarily through the lens of ordinary combatants. This is their personal record of serving with Rommel in the desert. AUTHOR: Over the last twenty-five years, David Mitchelhill-Green has roamed the world in search of lost stories from the Second World War. His photographic investigations have featured in the British military magazine After the Battle. With a Master's degree in Military History, David's extensive knowledge of the war has also appeared in numerous newspaper features and encyclopedia entries. Years spent in Japan culminated in the co-authoring of the book Castles of the Samurai, with Jennifer Mitchelhill in 2003. David lives in Melbourne, Australia.
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Series: Images of War - IOW
Subject Area: Military History
Educational Level: Adult & Further Education
Features: Illustrated
Level: Intermediate
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Item Weight: 640g
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LTD
Publication Year: 2017
Subject: History
Item Height: 246 mm
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: With Rommel in the Desert
Type: Textbook
Author: David Mitchelhill-Green
Item Width: 189 mm
Format: Paperback