World War II Desert Tactics
, by GRIFFITH, PADDYHOOK, ADAMNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781846032905 | 1846032903
- Cover: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 4/22/2008
In 1940-43 North Africa saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanized armies. The British, Italians, GermanAfrika Korpsand US Army all addressed and learned from the special problems - human, logistical, mechanical and tactical - of the desert environment, most significantly a terrain empty of resources and offering little chance of concealment. Paddy Griffith traces the fast-learning development of armor, artillery and infantry tactics in this exceptional situation and illustrates it using references to the major engagements in the North African theater, which involved some of the greatest tacticians ofWorld War II in one of the pivotal arenas.