Exit Rommel: The Tunisian Campaign, 1942-43 (Stackpole Military History)

Watson, Bruce Allen

ISBN 10: 0811733815 / ISBN 13: 9780811733816

Published by Stackpole Books, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exit Rommel: The Tunisian Campaign, 1942-43 (Stackpole Military History)
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811733815
• ISBN 13: 9780811733816
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Story of the defeat of the legendary Desert Fox

Analyzes Rommel's generalship

Details logistical difficulties and the erosion of weapons quality of the Afrika Korps
In the sands of North Africa during the early years of World War II, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel burnished his reputation as the "Desert Fox." After a string of successes, Rommel's fortunes began to sour with the battles of El Alamein, where the British under Bernard Montgomery halted Axis expansion in the fall of 1942, followed days later by the American landings in Morocco and Algeria. As the Americans drove the Germans into Tunisia from the west and the British from the east, Rommel routed U.S. forces at Kasserine Pass. After his last-ditch attack at Medenine was repulsed, the Desert Fox was forced to evacuate, leaving much of his fabled force to Allied captivity.

About the Author

Bruce Allen Watson is professor emeritus at Diablo Valley College and author of several books.