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Operation Compass 1940
Wavell's whirlwind offensive
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Operation Compass 1940
Why were Rommel and the Afrikakorps sent to North African in March 1941? This book gives you the answers.
A highly illustrated, absorbing account of the first battle of the desert war: the British against the Italians
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A highly illustrated, absorbing account of the first battle of the desert war: the British against the Italians.
Operation Compass 1940 was originally envisaged as a spoiling attack, combined with a reconnaissance in force to disrupt the Italian forces that had advanced into Egypt in September 1940. Lieutenant General Richard O'Connor launched what amounted to a British 'Blitzkrieg'. In less than two months, the British forces swept 500 miles along the coast of North Africa. The 7th Armoured Division raced across the desert to cut off the retreating Italians, and O'Connor's men destroyed 9 Italian divisions, taking 130,000 prisoners.
In March 1941, General Rommel and the Afrikakorps landed at Tripoli.
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ISBN: 9781855329676
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 August 2000
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Illustration: 87 b/w; 12 col
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 184.0mm
Height: 248.0mm
Weight: 325g
Pages: 96
About the Author
Jon Latimer is a serving officer with the Royal Welch Fusiliers (TA) and has a number of articles published on military history in British Army Review, Military History and World War II. He has carried out extensive research into the war in the desert.
Jim Laurier is a native of New Hampshire. He graduated with honours from the Paiers School of Art, Connecticut, in 1978 and has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, completing assignments in a wide variety of fields. Jim has a keen interest in military subjects, both aviation and armour, and is a Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.
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