World War Ii Desert Tactics

FROM 1940 TO 1943, NORTH AFRICA SAW THE FIRST MAJOR DESERT CAMPAIGN BY MODERN MECHANIZED ARMIES. PADDY GRIFFITH TRACES THE FAST-LEARNED DEVELOPMENT IN ARMOR, ARTILLERY, AND INFANTRY TACTICS IN THIS EXCEPTIONAL ARENA AND ILLUSTRATES THEM WITH REFERENCES TO THE MAJOR ENGAGEMENTS IN THE NORTH AFRICAN THEATRE.