|
Triumphant Fox: Erwin Rommel and the Rise of the Afrika Korps
Paperback
Main Details
| Title |
Triumphant Fox: Erwin Rommel and the Rise of the Afrika Korps
|
| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Samuel W. Mitcham
|
| Series | Stackpole Military History Series |
|---|
| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
|
| Category/Genre | World history
Second world war |
|---|
| ISBN/Barcode |
9780811735605
|
| Classifications | Dewey:940.54231 |
|---|
| Audience | |
|---|
| Illustrations |
26 b/w photos & 8 maps
|
|
Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Stackpole Books
|
| Imprint |
Stackpole Books
|
| Publication Date |
30 April 2009 |
| Publication Country |
United States
|
Description
Gen. Erwin Rommel arrived in Africa's Western Desert in February 1941 to lead the elite German Afrika Korps in its efforts to support the battered Italians. Disobeying orders to remain on the defensive, Rommel attacked, nearly pushed the numerically superior British out of Libya, and besieged the critical port of Tobruk. Unable to capture it for the time being, Rommel's forces defeated two British attempts to relieve the garrison before withdrawing at the end of 1941. Seasoned by these months of desert warfare, Rommel stood ready to achieve his greatest successes in 1942.
Author Biography
Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr., has written more than twenty books on World War II.
|
