These are the accounts of men and machines at war in the world's most hostile, unforgiving regions: Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798-99; the British campaign along India's northwest frontier from 1849 to 1852; the battles for Iraq during World War I; the British counterattack against the Italians in North Africa in 1940-41; Erwin Rommel (the Desert Fox) and the Afrika Korps' exploits in World War II; the Yom Kippur War between the Arabs and Israel in 1973; and the 1991 Gulf War.
Desert Battles : From Napoleon to the Gulf War
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Table of Contents
Erwin Rommel: Birth of a Desert Legend; Deserts: The Physical Context of Battle; Bonaparte in Egypt, 1798 to 1799; The Northwest Frontier of India, 1850 to 1852; The British Campaign in Mesopotamia, 1916 to 1918; Battle in the Western Desert, 1940 to 1941; The Arab-Israeli War, 1973; The Gulf War, 1991; Desert Battle: Trends and Perspectives.
Author Description
Bruce Allen Watson is professor emeritus at Diablo Valley College and author of seven books, including Desert Battles and Sieges.