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Gazala 1942 - Rommel's Greatest Victory

By: Osprey

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Battles of World War II

Last Stocked on 9/14/2021

Product Info

Title
Gazala 1942 - Rommel's Greatest Victory
Publisher
Category
Author
Ken Ford
Publish Year
2010
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x9.75x.5"
NKG Part #
2147913754
Type
Hardcover

Description

Following a lull in the desert war which saw the Germans and British reinforce their armies, Rommel suddenly attacked British fortifications with an assault on the northern sector of the British line near Gazala. Pinning down the British in the north and outflanking the 1st Free French Brigade, Rommel succeeded in encircling the main British positions, trapping them in what became known as 'The Cauldron'. With thousands of British soldiers killed or taken prisoner, this was a devastating defeat for the Allies. Accompanied by contemporary photographs and maps depicting the movement of both armies, Ken Ford provides a masterful study of Rommel, the 'Desert Fox', at the height of his powers as he swept the British army back to the site of their final stand at El Alamein.