Book Description
First English translation of a Geman account of Operation Crusader.
Author : Hermann Buschleb
Publisher : Casemate
Page : pages
File Size : 17,69 MB
Release : 2019-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612007236
First English translation of a Geman account of Operation Crusader.
Author : Hermann Buschleb
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 18,60 MB
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1612007244
A 1960s German perspective of the World War II battle in Libya and how the Allied and Axis commanders shaped the course of the action. The port city of Tobruk, Libya, was besieged by German and Italian forces in April, 1941. Following an abortive attempt in June, the Allies made a second attempt in late November, when the Eighth Army launched Operation Crusader, aimed at destroying the Axis armored force then advancing. After several inconclusive engagements, the British 7th Armoured Division was defeated by the Afrika Korps at Sidi Rezegh. Erwin Rommel was then forced to withdraw his troops to the defensive line at Gazala, making the operation the first Allied victory over German land forces in World War II. This account of the tank warfare during Operation Crusader in front of Tobruk in the fall of 1941 examines the roles of commanders in the battles of Operation Crusader, in particular the part of Rommel, who achieved some defensive successes during combat. As well as examining the part of commanders, it discusses the parameters of the battle: the terrain, weather, visibility, logistics, intelligence, and the forces involved. It then narrates the course of the battle, and the result.
Author : Ken Ford
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,16 MB
Release : 2010-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846035005
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 during World War II (1939-1945), as he swept the British army back to the site of their final stand at El Alamein.
Author : Alexander Joffe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 27,18 MB
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1350132896
Shortlisted for the 2021 Society for Army Historical Research's Templer Medal Operation Crusader, launched in November 1941, was the third and final British attempt to relieve the siege of Tobruk and break the German and Italian forces in North Africa. After tough initial fighting, the British made important gains, only to be countered by a stunning breakthrough overseen personally by Lt. General Erwin Rommel. As the British situation teetered, the commander of the 8th Army, Lt. General Alan Cunningham, was relieved of duty by his superior, General Claude Auchinleck. This decision changed the direction of the battle and perhaps the war itself. Why and how Cunningham was relieved has been the subject of commentary and speculation since it occurred. Using newly discovered evidence, Alexander Joffe rethinks the events that brought about the sudden relief of the operation's commanding officer, including insubordination. The book then discusses how narratives regarding the operation were created, were incorporated into British and Commonwealth official and unofficial historical writing about the war, and contributed to British historical memory. Based on a decade of archival work, the book presents a new and detailed analysis of a consequential battle and, importantly, of how its history was written and received in the context of post-war Britain.
Author : Agha H Amin
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 23,6 MB
Release : 2020-08-29
Category :
ISBN : 9781727859478
Volume 1-Operations till Disengagement of 15 and 21 Panzer Division from Gabr Saleh on 21 November 1941
Author : Agha Amin
Publisher :
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 49,42 MB
Release : 2021-01-16
Category :
ISBN :
Volume 2-Operations from Disengagement of 15 and 21 Panzer Division from Gabr Saleh on 21 November 1941 till end of the operation.
Author : Peter Cox
Publisher : Exisle Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,47 MB
Release : 2015-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781921966705
The WWII battle of Sidi Rezegh was fought in November-December 1941, part of a campaign to retake eastern Libya and drive the enemy out of North Africa. It was partially successful and achieved the badly needed relief of Tobruk. The New Zealand Division played a major role in this complex campaign. Peter Cox sets the scene for the fighting in Libya, describes the unforgiving desert landscape, follows the stages of the action itself and recounts the often heroic stories of those who fought there.
Author : Robert Crisp
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,81 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393327120
The story of Operation Crusader launched by the Eighth Army on 18 November 1941, against the Axis forces which stood on the borders of Egypt and around beleaguered Tobruk.
Author : Richard Humble
Publisher : Leo Cooper Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 31,5 MB
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Frank Wade
Publisher : Trafford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,79 MB
Release : 2005
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 9781412070690
The World War II Mediterranean sea battles are not well known. Many of our ships were sunk, but Malta was saved. North Africa was cleared and Sicily taken in 1943.