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South Africans vs. Rommel
David Brock Katz
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Description for South Africans vs. Rommel
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 31 black & white halftones, 20 maps. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
After bitter debate, South Africa, a dominion of the British Empire at the time, declared war on Germany five days after the invasion of Poland in September 1939. Thrust by the British into the campaign against Erwin Rommel’s German Afrika Korps in North Africa, the South Africans fought a see-saw war of defeats followed by successes, culminating in the Battle of El Alamein, where South African soldiers made a significant contribution to halting the Desert Fox’s advance into Egypt. This is the story of an army committed somewhat reluctantly to a war it didn’t fully support, ill-prepared for the battles it ... Read more
After bitter debate, South Africa, a dominion of the British Empire at the time, declared war on Germany five days after the invasion of Poland in September 1939. Thrust by the British into the campaign against Erwin Rommel’s German Afrika Korps in North Africa, the South Africans fought a see-saw war of defeats followed by successes, culminating in the Battle of El Alamein, where South African soldiers made a significant contribution to halting the Desert Fox’s advance into Egypt. This is the story of an army committed somewhat reluctantly to a war it didn’t fully support, ill-prepared for the battles it ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, United States
ISBN
9780811717816
SKU
V9780811717816
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About David Brock Katz
David Brock Katz is a veteran of the modern-day South African Army and holds a master’s degree in military history from Stellenbosch University. He has published articles in academic journals. This is his first book.
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