Stackpole: Rommel’s Afrika Korps
El Agheila to El Alamein
George Bradford
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Chapters:
The Birth of the Afrika Korps
Fortress Tobruk & Operation Crusader
Gazala Battles: Into the Cauldron
El Alamein: The Final gambit
The Desert Fox
The Deutsches Afrika Korps ( D.A.K.) , was filled out from the 5th Panzer Regiment, from 3rd. Panzer Division as well as a few other units. It later became known as the 5th Light Division, & later the 21st. Panzer Division, They were later joined by the 15th Panzer Division.
This is not a biography on Rommel, rather it’s a concise look at the entire Korps, Their Allies & Combatants. Tactics & Deployment from the German point of view.
Loaded with wartime photos, artists plates, maps, & Order of battle tables for both Germany, Italy, & Great Britain. A wealth of reference for the Military Modeler and Armchair General alike.
This is a soft cover, Large format book. Brimming with 211 pages, over 100 pictures, color maps, & color plates of the Machinery of War from both sides of the Chess Board. Written by well known Author George R.Bradford , this book should find a place in your Military library.
Erik Roberson