Rommel's Desert War: The Life and Death of the Afrika Korps

by Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.

Overview

The most famous battles of one of World War II's most legendary commanders. Told largely from Rommel's perspective, using his papers and letters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811741521
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	08/16/2007
Series:	Stackpole Military History Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr., is the author of more than twenty books on World War II. He lives in Louisiana.

Table of Contents

List of Tables     vii
List of Maps     viii
Introduction     ix
Low Tide     1
Rommel Strikes Back     20
The Lull     31
The Desert Fox Strikes First     53
The Cauldron and Knightsbridge     67
The Second Battle of Tobruk     75
The Drive on Alexandria     99
The First Battle of El Alamein     108
High Tide in the Desert     124
Disaster     142
The Battle of the Tunisian Bridgehead     177
A Doomed Empire     188
Epitaph     198
German Units, Ranks, and Strengths     199
German Staff Abbreviations     200
Notes     201
Bibliography     237
Index     242