Description: Luftwaffe in Africa, 1941-1943 (Casemate Illustrated) Author: Jean-Louis Roba Title: Luftwaffe in Africa, 1941-1943 (Casemate Illustrated) Publication: Casemate, 2019 Description: Paperback. New softcover in glossy printed wraps. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. (7 x 0.5 x 10 inches) Includes an index, timeline, photos, and color profiles. 128 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New. Explores the small German air detachment solely devoted to protecting Italian possessions in North Africa in 1941.Adolf Hitler considered the Mediterranean an unimportant theater of the war, leaving it to the troops of Benito Mussolini who wanted to dominate the "Mare Nostro." Nevertheless, when the Italian army was defeated on the Libyan-Egyptian border at the beginning of 1941, the Führer was forced to help his ally by sending an air detachment first to Sicily, then Africa.This latest in the Casemate Illustrated series examines that tiny expeditionary force, solely devoted to protecting Italian possessions in North Africa. When General Erwin Rommel launched his Afrika Korps to the east, the Luftwaffe had to go on the offensive to cover that advance. With over 100 images, this book explores how German and British air forces were quickly reinforced and, in the following months, Germany was forced to engage more and more aerial units on what was initially considered a peripheral arena of the war for the German High Command. Losses in bombers and fighters were high on both sides and when, at the end of 1942, the Allies landed in Morocco and Algeria on the back of the Afrika Korps, the Wehrmacht's fate was sealed. The depleted Luftwaffe did its best but could not change the course of the battle. The last German units capitulated in Tunisia in May 1943. Seller ID: 201443 Subject: Africa, War The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Jean-Louis Roba
Publisher: Casemate
Year Printed: 2019
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Subject: History
