Operation Crusader 1941 : Rommel in Retreat

by Ken Ford

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0092I0WGI
• ISBN13: 9781846035005
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 9.6"