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Author : Franz Kurowski
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811740333
Action-packed history of the Germans in Africa in World War II. One of the most famous military units of all time under one of the best commanders. The early campaigns in the Western Desert, Tobruk, El Alamein, and more.
Author : A. J. Barker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015005181428
Author : Rainer Kriebel
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1848329938
The German Afrika Korps was an outstanding military organisation that experienced both the height of glory and the depth of defeat in the Western Desert campaign. This in-depth investigation examines the battles of the Afrika Korps as seen through the eyes of a trained general staff officer under Rommel, and gives a key insight into this formidable fighting force at the height of its powers. Colonel Kriebel's debrief undertaken by the US Army Intelligence Service forms the basis of this book, which has been edited and placed in context by an acknowledged authority on the German forces of the Second World War as part of the American military historical programme. His account highlights the German response to the Allied Crusader offensive and the brilliant series of actions that followed, and analyses the potent genius and fatal flaws of Erwin Rommel's generalship. Inside the Afrika Korps exposes the secrets of this exemplary fighting force's success as well as highlighting those weaknesses which led to its eventual defeat. AUTHOR: Colonel Rainer Kriebel served as chief of staff of the 15th Panzer Division in North Africa, before returning to Berlin to teach tactics at the Kriegsakademie. He then served on the Eastern Front as chief of staff of various army corps and army groups. Bruce I. Gudmundsson is a respected authority on the German Army of the Second World War. SELLING POINTS: * A highly detailed study of how the Afrika Korps operated and functioned. * A remarkable portrayal of Erwin Rommel as seen by the men who served under him. * Provides a thorough history of the Afrika Korps from its origins to its demise. No illustrations
Author : George Bradford
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461751571
Portrait of this famous World War II unit at the height of its success Completely illustrated with photos, maps, and diagrams--in color where available In the sands of the Western Desert in 1941-42, Erwin Rommel made history as the Desert Fox, waging a brilliant and bold campaign against the British. Beginning at El Agheila in March 1941, the Afrika Korps--frequently outnumbered--drove the British steadily east across Libya and into Egypt. The German offensive eventually ground to a halt in a series of battles at El Alamein. In impressive detail, George Bradford depicts what it was like to serve and fight in the Afrika Korps, from its tanks and equipment to its battles and daily life.
Author : Ian Baxter
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844156832
Afrika Korps is an illustrated record of Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel and his desert troops that fought in North Africa against British and Commonwealth forces between 1941 and 1943. Using previously rare and unpublished photographs, many of which have come from the albums of individuals who took part in the desert campaign, it presents a unique visual account of the famous Afrika-KorpsÍ operations and equipment. Thanks to an informative caption with every photograph Afrika Korps vividly portrays how the German Army fought across the uncharted and forbidding desert wilderness of North Africa. Throughout the book it examines how Rommel and his Afrika Korps were so successful and includes an analysis of desert war tactics which Rommel himself had indoctrinated. These tactics quickly won the Afrika-Korps a string of victories between 1941 and 1942. The photographs that accompany the book are a fascinating collection that depicts life in the Afrika-Korps, as seen through the lens of the ordinary soldier.
Author : Samuel W. Mitcham
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811750585
Describes the Desert Fox's preparation for military greatness, his rise to prominence, and his early campaigns in Africa. Recounts the first battles of Germany's notorious Afrika Korps.
Author : Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811741521
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.
Author : Ian Spring,Anthony Tucker-Jones
Publisher : Greenhill Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784388829
Take a visual journey through North Africa during the Second World War with Anthony Tucker-Jones and Ian Spring as they chart the path of Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps through a series of stunning, rare color photographs. Taken from Ian Spring’s incredible digital archive of over 32,000 original color photographs dated between 1936 and 1946, more than 250 images in Rommel’s Afrika Korps In color offer readers a vivid, detailed insight into this German expeditionary force and their long North African Campaign. Fascinating color photographs of German soldiers, weaponry, tanks and aircraft fill these pages, and are balanced by the equally captivating and rare photographs of the people and the landscapes of North Africa. Renowned author and military historian Anthony Tucker-Jones’ remarkable text accompanies Ian Spring’s collection of rare photographs, together making for a highly informative and utterly engrossing read. Rommel’s Afrika Korps In color affords readers a new way of reading and learning about one of the most unique campaigns in the Second World War, and will stay with them long after they turn the final page.
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1979529264
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The fighting in North Africa during World War II is commonly overlooked, aside from the famous battle at El Alamein that pitted the British under General Bernard Montgomery against the legendary "Desert Fox," Erwin Rommel. But while the Second Battle of El Alamein would be the pivotal action in North Africa, the conflict in North Africa began all the way back in the summer of 1940 when Italian dictator Benito Mussolini declared Italy's entrance into the war. From his perspective, the fact that the British and French had their hands full with the Germans created an opportunity for Italy to enlarge its colonial holdings in Africa by seizing portions of the British Empire. However, British troops in the colony of Egypt responded to Italy's declaration of war by driving through the Egyptian-Ethiopian border and attacking Italian troops stationed in the Italian colony of Ethiopia. By September 13, 1940, Italian commanders in Ethiopia were finally ready to put Mussolini's plan into action and attack British colonial holdings, but British troops had already attacked a series of Italian frontier posts and had inflicted 3,500 casualties among Italy's North African troops. Dealing with the Italians was one thing, but the British faced an entirely different monster in North Africa when Erwin Rommel, a German general who had gained much fame for his role in the invasions of Poland and France, was sent to North Africa in February 1941. For the next two years, the Allies would face off against the legendary Desert Fox and his Afrika Korps. As a specific unit, the Afrika Korps represented only a small part of the German forces deployed in the North African theater, but the term "Afrika Korps" has since come to imply all forces under Rommel's command, and the Afrika Korps is now associated with all German war efforts in North Africa. Rommel's directives from the German headquarters were to maneuver in a way that would allow him to hide the fact that his ultimate goal was the capture of Cairo and the Suez Canal. The ultimate plan was that Rommel would not reveal the Germans' true intentions in North Africa until after the Germans had made headway in their invasion of the Soviet Union. With the Axis forces trying to push through Egypt towards the Suez Canal and the British Mandate of Palestine, American forces landed to their west in North Africa, which ultimately compelled Rommel to try to break through before the Allies could build up and overwhelm them with superior numbers. Given that the combined Allied forces under Montgomery already had an advantage in manpower, Montgomery also wanted to be aggressive, and the fighting would start in late October 1942 with an Allied attack. The Second Battle of El Alamein was a turning point in the campaign. While the scale of the battle paled in comparison to the battles of the Eastern Front, where the majority of German troops were concentrated, it still marked an important victory in World War II, especially from the British perspective. The British, who had suffered through three years of war in which they seemed to teeter on the brink of defeat, were able to hang their hats on the victory, reviving the nation's morale and reaffirming its military might. Over the next few weeks, the Allies made steady progress and forced Rommel to conduct a fighting retreat to safety until his army linked up with another Axis army in Tunisia, but the fighting at the end of 1942 inevitably compelled all Axis forces to quit the theater, the first time since the beginning of the war that Africa was safe for the Allies. The Afrika Korps: The History of Nazi Germany's Expeditionary Force in North Africa during World War II chronicles one of World War II's most famous fighting units.
Author : Kenneth Macksey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0356025446
Author : George Forty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015008981485
Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Pen & Sword
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1781591342
This unique collection of contemporary combat accounts provides a primary source insight into the reality of the Afrika Korps in combat actions from 1941-43 in Libya and Tunisia. This fascinating compilation includes action reports and Allied intelligence reports. This book is part of the 'Hitler's War Machine' series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. The series draws on primary sources and contemporary documents to provide a new insight into the true nature of Hitler's Wehrmacht. The series consultant is David Mcwhinnie creator of the award winning PBS series 'Battlefield'.
Author : George Forty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0684157489
Author : Peter Chamberlain,Chris Ellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032022629
Author : Kenneth Macksey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1980-01
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 3811843001