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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521509718
ISBN-13
9780521509718
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73589490
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rommel's Desert War : Waging World War II in North Africa, 1941-1943
Number of Pages
618 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Germany, Military / World War II, Military / General, Military
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
Cambridge Military Histories Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
38.4 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-017321
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"In Rommel's Desert War Kitchen has produced a fine book; highly recommended." -Adrian Gilbert, warbooksreview.com, "This study gives us a vivid view of the theater from the perspective of the Afrikakorps command." -Eleanor Hancock, American Historical Review, 'Rommel's Desert War brings fresh sources and a fresh perspective to the North African campaign. Kitchen's skillful blend of policy and strategy, operations and tactics, pulls no punches. His stringent, well documented critique of Rommel's performance in particular makes this a significant contribution to the literature on the Second World War.' Dennis Showalter, Colorado College, author of Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century, "Martin Kitchen combines policy, strategy, tactics and personality in a detailed account from the Axis perspective. ... Fascinating insights abound." -Soldier, magazine of the British Army, "Rommel's Desert War is a book of outstanding importance. It will stand alongside, challenging and correcting, Liddell Hart's Rommel Papers. Martin Kitchen takes us to the heart of the Axis war effort in North Africa. His book effortlessly blends sources written in many languages into a gripping narrative. The struggle for Libya was not the 'war without hate': it was a squalid and nasty fight with enormous ramifications for world history. Kitchen captures both the brutality and the importance of the struggle. No one is going to see the Desert War in quite the same light after reading his book." Simon Ball, author of The Bitter Sea: The Struggle for Mastery in the Mediterranean 1935-1949, 'Martin Kitchen combines policy, strategy, tactics and personality in a detailed account from the Axis perspective. ... Fascinating insights abound.' Soldier, magazine of the British Army, 'For too long the decisive campaign in North Africa has been viewed as a military duel between Britain and Germany, personified in the figures of Montgomery and Rommel. Now at last, making full use of Italian sources, Martin Kitchen has given us a balanced, judicious and convincing analysis of the three-handed war in the desert. It will be required reading for every World War II historian.' John Gooch, University of Leeds and author of Mussolini and his Generals: The Armed Forces and Fascist Foreign Policy, 19221940, "At last we have a book which provides a modern, balanced and fascinating account of the war in North Africa from the Axis point of view. Martin Kitchen reveals with real clarity the complex interaction between the two armies in the see-saw fighting of the desert. He punctures myths effortlessly and, impressively, links the fierce desert fighting with the political imperatives and realities of the fascist powers. This book is now essential reading for anyone interested in the desert war and its place in the wider history of the Second World War." -Niall Barr, author of Pendulum of War: Three Battles at El-Alamein, "Arguably the most provocative reassessment of this theater in many a year, this challenging, rich, well-argued tome forces careful revisits to dearly held truths about strategy, operations, tactics, and personalities." -World War II Magazine, 'Martin Kitchen combines policy, strategy, tactics and personality in a detailed account from the Axis perspective. … Fascinating insights abound.' Soldier, magazine of the British Army, "Kitchen has written the definitive analysis of the North African war for our time." Germany Studies Review, Larry L. Ping, Southern Utah University, 'Arguably the most provocative reassessment of this theater in many a year, this challenging, rich, well-argued tome forces careful revisits to dearly held truths about strategy, operations, tactics, and personalities.' World War II, 'In Rommel's Desert War Kitchen has produced a fine book; highly recommended.' Adrian Gilbert, warbooksreview.com, 'For too long the decisive campaign in North Africa has been viewed as a military duel between Britain and Germany, personified in the figures of Montgomery and Rommel. Now at last, making full use of Italian sources, Martin Kitchen has given us a balanced, judicious and convincing analysis of the three-handed war in the desert. It will be required reading for every World War II historian.' John Gooch, University of Leeds, author of Mussolini and his Generals: The Armed Forces and Fascist Foreign Policy, 19221940, "Thanks to Kitchen's meticulous research, there is now a compelling account of the battles from a German perspective, with a well-rounded and not altogether flattering picture of Rommel." -Foreign Affairs, "...valuable for the specialist and interesting for the amateur of the desert war." -A.A. Nofi, StrategyWorld.com, 'Rommel's Desert War brings fresh sources and a fresh perspective to the North African campaign. Kitchen's skillful blend of policy and strategy, operations and tactics, pulls no punches. His stringent, well documented critique of Rommel's performance in particular makes this a significant contribution to the literature on the Second World War.' Dennis Showalter, Colorado College and author of Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century, 'Thanks to Kitchen's meticulous research, there is now a compelling account of the battles from a German perspective, with a well-rounded and not altogether flattering picture of Rommel. The book gives due weight to both his operational brilliance, especially in retreat, and his poor strategic judgment.' Foreign Affairs, "Rommel's Desert War brings fresh sources and a fresh perspective to the North African campaign. Kitchen's skillful blend of policy and strategy, operations and tactics, pulls no punches. His stringent, well-documented critique of Rommel's performance in particular makes this a significant contribution to the literature on the Second World War." -Dennis Showalter author of Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century, "For too long the decisive campaign in North Africa has been viewed as a military duel between Britain and Germany, personified in the figures of Montgomery and Rommel. Now at last, making full use of Italian sources, Martin Kitchen has given us a balanced, judicious and convincing analysis of the three-handed war in the desert. It will be required reading for every World War II historian." John Gooch, author of Mussolini and his Generals: The Armed Forces and Fascist Foreign Policy, 1922-1940
Dewey Decimal
940.54/23
Table Of Content
Introduction; 1. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy; 2. Germany intervenes in North Africa; 3. Tobruk: the first round; 4. Counterattack; 5. Withdrawal; 6. On the offensive again; 7. Tobruk; 8. El Alamein: the first round; 9. El Alamein: defeat; 10. Torch; 11. The retreat from Mersa el Brega; 12. Tunisgrad.
Synopsis
The first comprehensive English-language history of the Axis campaign in North Africa offers an account of the battles of 1941-3, Rommel's generalship, the divisions that undermined the Axis coalition and the place of the campaign within the broader strategic context of the war., At the height of his power in January 1941 Hitler made the fateful decision to send troops to North Africa to save the beleaguered Italian army from defeat. Martin Kitchen's masterful history of the Axis campaign provides a fundamental reassessment of the key battles of 1941-3, Rommel's generalship, and the campaign's place within the broader strategic context of the war. He shows that the British were initially helpless against the operational brilliance of Rommel's Panzer divisions. However Rommel's initial successes and refusal to follow orders committed the Axis to a campaign well beyond their means. Without the reinforcements or supplies he needed to deliver a knockout blow, Rommel was forced onto the defensive and Hitler's Mediterranean strategy began to unravel. The result was the loss of an entire army which together with defeat at Stalingrad signalled a decisive shift in the course of the war.
LC Classification Number
D766.82.K58 2009
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- a***y (284)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook was in near mint shape. I am in early on my reading of the book My only criticism was that it lacks an index. It also used AI to translate from the German, so the language seems a bit funky at times for a math book. I found a typo by the 6th word on first page. But I expect the math parts to be pretty solid as this is a translation of 7th German edition. The seller delivered book in a timely schedule, well packed.
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- a***y (284)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook was in near mint shape. I am in early on my reading of the book My only criticism was that it lacks an index. It also used AI to translate from the German, so the language seems a bit funky at times for a math book. I found a typo by the 6th word on first page. But I expect the math parts to be pretty solid as this is a translation of 7th German edition. The seller delivered book in a timely schedule, well packed.
- j***j (756)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasePerfect condition, fast delivery. Very pleased!!
- 0***l (52)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGood book