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Operation Compass 1940: Wavell's Whirlwind Offensive (Praeger Illustrated Military History) Book
The first battle of the desert war, Operation Compass was originally envisaged as a spoiling attack, combined with a reconnaissance in force to disrupt the Italian forces that had advanced into Egypt in September 1940. Lt Gen. Richard O'Connor launched what amounted to a British "blitzkrieg." Instead the British forces swept 500 miles along the coast of North Africa. The 7th Armored Division raced across the desert to cut off the retreating Italians, and O'Connor's men destroyed 9 Italian divisions, and took 130,000 prisoners--forcing the Germans to intervene with the Afrikakorps, led by the legendary General Rommel.Read More
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- 0275982866
- 9780275982867
- Jon Latimer
- 28 February 2004
- Greenwood Press
- Hardcover (Book)
- 96
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