Paddy Griffith

World War II Desert Tactics (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Hook, Adam

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A fascinating insight into the dangers and difficulties of operating within the desert terrain

From 1940 to 1943 North Africa saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanised armies. The British, Italians, German Afrika Korps and US Army all addressed and learned from the special problems human, logistical, mechanical and tactical of the desert environment, most significantly fighting in a terrain empty of resources and offering little chance of concealment.

In this compact yet detailed volume, Paddy Griffith traces the fast-learned development in armour, artillery and infantry tactics in this exceptional arena. Featuring illustrations throughout, the book explores major engagements in the North African theatre, which involved some of the greatest tacticians of World War II in one of the pivotal theatres.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472800695
• Artikelnr.: 40469456

Autorenporträt

Paddy Griffith is a freelance military historian based in Manchester. His groundbreaking books on low-level tactics include Forward Into Battle (1981 and 1990), Battle Tactics of the Civil War (1986) and Battle Tactics of the Western Front (1994). He has also written extensively on wargames, and is currently active in the South Manchester Tactical Society and in the Battlefields Trust.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION·LESSONS OF OPERATION 'CRUSADER', WINTER 1941/2·LESSONS OF
GAZALA, SPRING 1942·LESSONS OF FIRST ALAMEIN: successes of British
artillery, minefields and infantry night attacks - failure of German
high-risk tank tactics·MONTGOMERY: successes of Alam el Halfa and Second
Alamein - new equipment and strength·TUNISIA: ARRIVAL OF US ARMY: early
failures, tactical lessons and later successes - failure of German Tiger
tanks