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The Crucible of War: Wavell's Command: The Definitive History of the Desert War - Volume 1
 
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The Crucible of War: Wavell's Command: The Definitive History of the Desert War - Volume 1 (Paperback)

de Barrie Pitt (Author)
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Throughout the first three years of the Second World War, the North African desert was a strategically vital theatre of operations. This is the story of one of the most extraordinary of victories. Of how Wavell and his general, O'Connor despite being out-numbered, routed Graziani's forces, pushing the Italians back hundreds of miles and taking thousands of prisoners. However this brilliant and astonishing victory was short lived, for Rommel and his Africa Korps were dispatched in early 1941 to turn the tide agains the British. Pitt's excellent narrative style breathes new life into this exhilarating campaign.


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Barrie Pitt saw active service in both Europe and the Middle East. He edited the partwork History of the Second World War and was Editor-in-Chief of Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II. Barrie Pitt now lives in Taunton in Somerset

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5.0étoiles sur 5 The Definite History of the Desert War 1940-41, Sep 21 2002
Par Punayut Klykoom (Pakred, Thailand) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This is probably the best book you can find on the Desert War 1940-41! This detailed account deals with the early stages of the war when General Wavell was the C-in-C of British forces in North Africa and how the brilliant Lt. Gen. Richard O'Connor won the spectacular victories against the Italians by overrunning Libya and routing Graziani's forces, taking thousands of prisoners and pushing the enemy back hundreds of miles. Although it was an astonishing victory, Churchill's failure to understand the significance of O'Connor's offensive soon prolonged the war by allowing Generalluetnant Erwin J. Rommel to land in Tripoli and to reverse the Allies' fortunes.
A detailed and well researched book, with several notes, orders of battles, and even illustrations of the AFVs that were used in the desert! The first of three volumes on the desert war, I highly recommend this book to those of you who are interested in the Desert War or recreating famous battles of tabletops.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 vastly disappointed, Sep 10 2002
Par 1. "John Henninger" (Littleton, CO United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This is not a coherent account of the campaign in North Africa. There is no maps to indicate the movement of the armies. The author does not do an adaquete job of combining the mitlitary strategy of the North African campaign with the personal narratives. I would reccomend the Desert Generals by Corelli Barnett and the biography of Rommel by David Fraser to understand the North African campaign but defnitely not this book!
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Taking the Fight to the Enemy, Janv. 9 2002
Par Charles F. Hawkins (Kent Island, MD United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
"Wavell's Command" is the first volume of a three-volume set by Barrie Pitt published by Cassell & Co. in London. Pitt is no stranger to war or the theater about which he writes, having served in both the European and Middle East theaters in World War II.

Pitt has done a through job of research and presents his findings in a clear, measured and very readable style. The reader is helped along through the use of numerous maps, descriptive sketches and photographs. An ample bibliography (notes for each chapter) and appendices (orders of battle for Operation Compass and Operation Battleaxe) tie things neatly together at the conclusion. At 332 pages, "Wavell's Command" has sufficient space for Pitt to explore the breadth and depth of the opening moves and initial battles of the North African campaigns.

In sum, throughout the first half of World War II, control of North Africa was strategically vital to the Allies, and after the fall of France it was the only theater in which the fight could be taken to the Axis powers. Pitt chronicles the events that lead up to and the successful routing of Italian forces. Then, in early 1941, General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps entered the conflict, and the smashing victory of the British against the Italians was overtaken by disaster.

In the end, one has to give credit to Cassell & Co. for introducing all three volumes of their "Crucible of War" series on North African fighting-you won't want to buy one without purchasing the other two.

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