Rommel's Last Victory
Title | Rommel's Last Victory PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Blumenson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2021-11-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1000459713 |
This book, first published in 1968, examines the disastrous defeat suffered by inexperienced American troops, newly landed in North Africa, at the hands of Rommel. The news of Kasserine shocked the United States militarily and politically, and led to swift changes in equipment and tactics. This book traces the battle through to its aftermath in ‘a remarkable piece of battlefield investigation’ (Manchester Evening News).
Kasserine Pass 1943
Title | Kasserine Pass 1943 PDF eBook |
Author | Steven J. Zaloga |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 229 |
Release | 2013-01-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 147280015X |
A highly illustrated account of The North African campaign of November 1942-May 1943 during World War II. This campaign was a baptism of fire for the US Army. After relatively straightforward landings, the US II Corps advanced into Tunisia to support operations by the British 8th Army. Rommel, worried by the prospect of an attack, decided to exploit the inexperience of the US Army and strike a blow against their overextended positions around the Kasserine Pass. However, the Germans were unable to exploit their initial success, and later attacks were bloodily repulsed. The fighting in Tunisia taught the green US Army vital combat lessons, and brought to the fore senior commanders such as Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley.
Rommel's Greatest Victory
Title | Rommel's Greatest Victory PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel W. Mitcham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780891417309 |
Erwin Rommel's distinction of being an admired Nazi is owed in part to his brilliance as an old-fashioned soldier and in part to his turning against Hitler late in the war.
Gazala 1942
Title | Gazala 1942 PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Ford |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 2011-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1849087245 |
Illustrated by contemporary photos and specially commissioned maps, this book is a fascinating account of Rommel's greatest victory. 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 or taken prisoner, this was a devastating defeat for the Allies. Accompanied by contemporary photographs and maps depicting the movement of both armies, Ken Ford provides a masterful study of Rommel, the 'Desert Fox', at the height of his powers as he swept the British army back to the site of their final stand at El Alamein.
Rommel's Last Victory, by Martin Blumenson
Title | Rommel's Last Victory, by Martin Blumenson PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Blumenson |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780049400245 |
Kasserine Pass 1943
Title | Kasserine Pass 1943 PDF eBook |
Author | Steven J. Zaloga |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2011-03-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1846036739 |
A highly illustrated account of The North African campaign of November 1942-May 1943 during World War II. This campaign was a baptism of fire for the US Army. After relatively straightforward landings, the US II Corps advanced into Tunisia to support operations by the British 8th Army. Rommel, worried by the prospect of an attack, decided to exploit the inexperience of the US Army and strike a blow against their overextended positions around the Kasserine Pass. However, the Germans were unable to exploit their initial success, and later attacks were bloodily repulsed. The fighting in Tunisia taught the green US Army vital combat lessons, and brought to the fore senior commanders such as Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley.
Rommel's Greatest Victory
Title | Rommel's Greatest Victory PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel W. Mitcham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
The Desert Fox, Erwin Rommel, was the foremost strategist and tactician of his generation, and his defeat of the British forces at the important Libyan port of Tobruk in spring 1942 was the crown jewel of his military campaigns: a victory so stunning it forced a vote of confidence in the Churchill government. Mitcham Jr. (history, Hendersonville State U.) chronicles Rommel's march to Tobruk, noting the leader's ability to discern the best places and times to strike. He includes several maps and bandw photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR