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" Operation Crusader 1941 : "
Ken Ford ; illustrated by John White ; series editor Marcus Cowper.
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BL
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992090
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b746460
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| Main Entry
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Ford, Ken,1943-
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| Title & Author
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Operation Crusader 1941 : : Rommel in retreat /\ Ken Ford ; illustrated by John White ; series editor Marcus Cowper.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Osprey,, 2010.
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| Series Statement
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Campaign ;; 220
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96 pages :: illustrations (some color), color maps ;; 25 cm.
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1846035007
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: 1849082774
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: 9781846035005
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: 9781849082778
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Origins of the battle -- Chronology -- Opposing commanders. British commanders -- Axis commanders -- Opposing armies. British forces -- Axis forces -- Orders of battle -- Opposing plans. British plans -- Axis plans -- Operation Crusader. The British attack -- The clash of armour -- Rommel drives east -- The infantry battle -- Rommel in retreat -- Aftermath -- The battlefield today.
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"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"--Publisher's website.
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Operation Crusader, 1941.
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| Dewey Classification
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940.54231
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D 766.82F699o 2010
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D764.3.T6F67 2010
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White, John,1957-
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