The War in North Africa, 1940-1943

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The War in North Africa, 1940-1943 A Selected Bibliography

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By Colin F. Baxter

ISBN: 0-313-29120-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29120-3

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136 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 3/30/1996

List Price: $82.95 (UK Sterling Price: £47.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Bibliographies of Battles and Leaders

Series Number: 16

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Tis historiographical/bibliographical surevy of the complex and controversial war in North Africa, 1940-43, fills a gap in the published literature on the topic... [Baxter] has written a clea, fair-minded appraisal of teh literature... Baxter succeeds in reaching his intended audiences of specialists and general readers... it is highly recommended for libraries with collections in WW iI or military history, and for large academic and public libraries.
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Description: Few of the major campaigns of World War II aroused as much controversy as the War in North Africa, 1940-1943. Figures such as Rommel, Montgomery, and Eisenhower would become world famous because of the fighting in North Africa. This book opens with seven historiographical essays that evaluate and critically assess the major contributions to the literature on the War in North Africa. It then includes an alphabetically arranged bibliography of the 504 entries cited in the essays. The material is easily accessible, with cross-references between the text and the bibliography and a full index. The volume includes chapters on the Desert War, 1940-42; the Axis Powers in North Africa; Montgomery, Alam Halfa and El Alamein; TORCH: the Landings in French North Africa, and the Tunisian Campaign. Full attention is given to questions and issues historians have raised on such controversies as the Auchinleck-Montgomery dispute, the debate over Operation TORCH, and the Darlan affair. Emphasis is on English-language works, but the most significant Italian, German, and French works are cited and assessed. The book has been written for use in public, college, university, and institutional libraries, and to serve general readers and military historians.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Narrative and Historiographical Survey
Historical Background
Sources for Research on the War in North Africa
The Desert War, 1940-1942
The Axis Powers in North Africa
Montgomery, Alam Halfa, and El Alamein
Torch: The Landings in French North Africa
The Tunisian Campaign
Future Research
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 95-39494

LCC Class: Z6207

Dewey Class: 016


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