| sneakgun | 22 Mar 2017 9:08 p.m. PST |
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| McWong73 | 22 Mar 2017 9:44 p.m. PST |
An Army at Dawn and War Without Hate is top of mind for me, especially if you're new to the period. |
| chasseur | 22 Mar 2017 10:42 p.m. PST |
Brazen Chariots, classic memoir of a British tank officer in North Africa. |
vagamer63  | 22 Mar 2017 11:26 p.m. PST |
Some others:
Foxes of the Desert by Carrell
Panzer Battles by von Mellenthin (the early half of the book covers his experience with the Africa Corps)
Iron Hulls, Iron Hearts (for the Italian point of view)
Battles of the Eighth Army by Adrian Stewart (there are 2 volumes to this one for the early battles up till Tobruk, and the second book follows on through to Tripoli or so. |
| JasonAfrika | 22 Mar 2017 11:40 p.m. PST |
Rommel's Desert War: The Life and Death of the Afrika Korps by Samuel Mitcham…the first book I read that really explained the strategic and SUPPLY situation for me. |
| Martin Rapier | 22 Mar 2017 11:41 p.m. PST |
Tobruk by FM Lord Carver
Alan Morseheads African Trilogy
The Desert War by Greene and Massignani
With Rommel in the Desert by Hans Chmidt |
| 4D Jones | 23 Mar 2017 1:57 a.m. PST |
Alamein to Zem Zem by Keith Douglas; an up front and cupola account by a tank commander. Really gets you to feel what it was like. |
| 15th Hussar | 23 Mar 2017 4:48 a.m. PST |
The Desert Generals
The Forgotten Victor
Brazen Chariots
The Chink-Greacen Highly recommended!
Pendulum of War-Barr
Alamein-Bungay
Crucible of War (2v)-Pitt |
| SquireBev | 23 Mar 2017 5:43 a.m. PST |
The Tank War – Mark Urban – Covers the North African Campaign from the perspective of tank crewmen. |
| Marc at work | 23 Mar 2017 6:35 a.m. PST |
Just picked up Moorehead's trilogy so hope it's good |
| Dave Jackson | 23 Mar 2017 7:21 a.m. PST |
Crucible of war (Pitt)
Battle for North Africa (Gen. W.G.F Jackson)
Moorhead's trilogy
Carver's trilogy
The Desert generals |
| Skeptic | 23 Mar 2017 8:01 a.m. PST |
Anti-Tank: The Story of a Desert Gunner in the Second World War (The title is somewhat misleading, since the author used 25 pounders against tanks) link |
| GuyG13 | 23 Mar 2017 12:27 p.m. PST |
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| SquireBev | 23 Mar 2017 12:47 p.m. PST |
Rommel? Gunner Who? – Spike Milligan |
| rmaker | 23 Mar 2017 12:55 p.m. PST |
Brazen Chariots. Private Army. |
| wrgmr1 | 23 Mar 2017 4:10 p.m. PST |
Brazen Chariots
Foxes of the Desert |
| sneakgun | 24 Mar 2017 9:16 a.m. PST |
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| donlowry | 24 Mar 2017 12:48 p.m. PST |
Rommel the Desert Fox by Desmond Young (the book the movie was based on). |
| 4th Cuirassier | 24 Mar 2017 1:33 p.m. PST |
I sent Moorehead's book back. Nothing happened. |
| Blutarski | 25 Mar 2017 5:40 a.m. PST |
I second DaveJackson's nomination of Carver's trilogy ("Tobruk", "Alamein", "Dilemmas of the Desert War"). Carver does a great job of describing the command, control, organizational and doctrinal problems that manifested themselves during the desert campaign. B |
 miniMo | 26 Mar 2017 5:17 p.m. PST |
Stirlings Desert Raiders Iron Hulls Iron Hearts: Mussolini's Elite Armoured Divisions in North Africa |
