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Operation Crusader 1941: Rommel in Retreat

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Operation Crusader 1941: Rommel in Retreat
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ken Ford
Illustrated by John White
SeriesCampaign
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:96
Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 184
Category/GenreAfrican history
Second world war
ISBN/Barcode 9781846035005
ClassificationsDewey:940.5423
Audience
General
Illustrations 58 b/w; 18 col

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Publication Date 20 June 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

On 18 November 1941, the British launched Operation Crusader against the Axis positions in Africa. The plan was to bring the armour of the German Afrika Korps to battle and to beat it in open warfare with the now superior strength of Eighth Army, and to relieve the isolated British garrison at Tobruk. Initially meeting with disaster, the British redoubled their efforts, fought through to Tobruk, and pushed back Rommel's Afrika Korps. Written by popular Osprey author, Ken Ford, Operation Crusader tells the story of the British victory that demonstrated their ability to fight head-to-head against the Germans in Africa.

Author Biography

Ken Ford was born in Hampshire in 1943. He trained as an engineer and spent almost thirty years in the telecommunications industry before a change in career led him to become a full time military historian. He is the author of over twenty books on various aspects of World War II. Ken now lives in Southampton.