1st Edition
Fighting Rommel The British Imperial Army in North Africa during the Second World War, 1941–1943
By Kaushik Roy
Copyright 2020
276 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
276 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
276 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
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Fighting Rommel examines how and why some armies innovate under pressure while others do not. Focusing on the learning culture of the British Imperial Forces, it looks at the Allied campaign during the Second World War against the Afrika Korps of Rommel. The volume highlights the hitherto unexplored yet key role of the British Indian Army, the largest volunteer force in the world. It also... Read more
Introduction
1 Rommel attacks: Battleaxe and lessons learnt
2 Desert Fox contained: Crusader
3 Triumph of the Desert Fox
4 Second and Third Alamein: the two battles that stopped Rommel
5 Endgame in Tunisia
Conclusion
Biography
Kaushik Roy is Guru Nanak Chair Professor at the Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, and Global Fellow at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway.
