A highly illustrated, absorbing account of the first battle of the desert war: the British against the Italians.
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'. In less than two months the British forces swept 500 miles along the coast of North Africa. 7th Armoured 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. In March 1941 General Rommel and the Afrikakorps landed at Tripoli.
| ISBN: | 9781855329676 |
| Publication date: | 18th August 2000 |
| Author: | Jon Latimer, Jim Laurier |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 95 pages |
| Series: | Campaign |
| Genres: |
Battles and campaigns Second World War Modern warfare |
A highly illustrated, absorbing account of the first battle of the desert war: the British against the Italians.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.
Operation Compass 1940 features in the following genres: Battles and campaigns, Second World War, Modern warfare
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Operation Compass 1940 was written by Jon Latimer, Jim Laurier and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Operation Compass 1940 has 95 pages
Yes it is part of Campaign series
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