In North Africa in 1941-42, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps won immortality while battling and usually defeating numerically superior enemies at places like Tobruk. Until now, historians have overlooked the talented--and colorful--cast of characters who supported the Desert Fox during this pivotal campaign. This entertaining and enlightening volume recounts Rommel's battles through the officers who served under him--soldiers like Ludwig Cruewell and Walter Nehring, two of Germany's best panzer commanders, and Ernst-Guenther Baade, who wore a kilt and carried a broadsword into battle.
| ISBN: | 9780811735100 |
| Publication date: | 7th July 2008 |
| Author: | Samuel W Mitcham |
| Publisher: | Stackpole Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Stackpole Military History Series |
| Genres: |
European history African history History and Archaeology Second World War War and defence operations |