Great Book by Osprey Publishing. 64 pages
North Africa in 1940-43 saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanized armies. The British and Italians (winter 1940-spring 1943), German Afrika Korps (spring 1941-spring 1943) and US Army (winter 1942-spring 1943) all faced and learned from the special problems of the desert environment - the difficulties of keeping troops supplied and machines operational; the methods needed to move them and bring them to battle effectively, in both attack and defence; and the actual battle tactics - all in terrain empty of all resources and most concealment. It was a particularly pure form of warfare, and the great distances and lack of man-made obstacles made tanks central to the fighting doctrine of all armies. This book will trace the development of tactics for armour, artillery and infantry in this special environment, and illustrate these points by reference to the actual battles.
North Africa in 1940-43 saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanized armies. The British and Italians (winter 1940-spring 1943), German Afrika Korps (spring 1941-spring 1943) and US Army (winter 1942-spring 1943) all faced and learned from the special problems of the desert environment - the difficulties of keeping troops supplied and machines operational; the methods needed to move them and bring them to battle effectively, in both attack and defence; and the actual battle tactics - all in terrain empty of all resources and most concealment. It was a particularly pure form of warfare, and the great distances and lack of man-made obstacles made tanks central to the fighting doctrine of all armies. This book will trace the development of tactics for armour, artillery and infantry in this special environment, and illustrate these points by reference to the actual battles.
