The Crucible of War: Wavell's command

Download or read book The Crucible of War: Wavell's command written by Barrie Pitt and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2001 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.