With Rommel in the Desert: Tripoli to El Alamein

by David Mitchelhill-Green

Book Overview

Prior to the outbreak of war in September 1939, the German Army had focused exclusively on the operational, organizational 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 armored blocking force to Libya. Not content to merely thwart the British from capturing Tripoli, Lieutenant-General Erwin Rommel harried...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473878756
• ISBN13: 9781473878754
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.5"