Operation Crusader 1941 : Rommel in Retreat (Campaign)

Ford, Ken/ White, John (ILT)

Osprey Publishing（2010/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 96 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781846035005
• DDC分類 940.5423

Full Description

A concise, illustrated account of Operation Crusader, which proved the ability of the British Army to defeat the Germans in Africa.

On 18 November 1941, the British launched Operation Crusader against the Axis positions in Africa. The plan was to bring the armour of the German Afrika Korps to battle and to beat it in open warfare with the now superior strength of Eighth Army, and to relieve the isolated British garrison at Tobruk. Initially meeting with disaster, the British redoubled their efforts, fought through to Tobruk, and pushed back Rommel's Afrika Korps.

Written by popular Osprey author, Ken Ford, Operation Crusader tells the story of the British victory that demonstrated their ability to fight head-to-head against the Germans in Africa.

Contents

Origins of the campaign
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
Operation Crusader
Aftermath

The battlefield today
Further reading
Index