Operation Crusader 1941

Rommel in Retreat

Operation Crusader 1941 cover

Operation Crusader 1941

Rommel in Retreat

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A concise, illustrated account of Operation Crusader, which proved the ability of the British Army to defeat the Germans in Africa.

On 18 November 1941, the British launched Operation Crusader against the Axis positions in Africa. The plan was to bring the armour of the German Afrika Korps to battle and to beat it in open warfare with the now superior strength of Eighth Army, and to relieve the isolated British garrison at Tobruk. Initially meeting with disaster, the British redoubled their efforts, fought through to Tobruk, and pushed back Rommel's Afrika Korps.

Written by popular Osprey author, Ken Ford, Operation Crusader tells the story of the British victory that demonstrated their ability to fight head-to-head against the Germans in Africa.

Table of Contents

Origins of the campaign
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
Operation Crusader
Aftermath

The battlefield today
Further reading
Index

Product details

Published 20 Jun 2010
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781846035005
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 58 b/w; 18 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 220
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Ken Ford

Ken Ford was born in Hampshire in 1943. He trained…

Illustrator

John White

John White was born in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, i…

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