Rommel's Afrika Korps: Tobruk to El Alamein

Osprey Battle Orders #20

by Pier Paolo Battistelli

In 1940 a British offensive in the Western Desert provoked a major Italian military disaster. By early February 1941 the whole of Cyrenaica had been lost, and German help became necessary to avoid the loss of the entire of Libya. On 14 February 1941 the first echelons of German troops hurriedly arrived at the port of Tripoli, starting the 27-month German engagement in Northern Africa. This book covers the complex and oft-changing organisation and structure of German forces in North Africa from their first deployment through to the conclusion of the battle of El Alamein, an engagement that irrevocably changed the strategic situation in the Western Desert.

Genres: World War II, Military History, History, Germany, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2006

About the author

Pier Paolo Battistelli earned his PhD in Military History at the University of Padua. A scholar of German and Italian politics and strategy throughout World War II, he is active in Italy and abroad writing books and essays on military history subjects.

Reviews

[Felix Sun]

Plenty of accompanying illustration. Detailed writing of the campaign.