The Early Battles of Eighth Army – Crusader to the Alamein Line, 1941-42 Stackpole Military History Series

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In 1941 and 1942, the Eighth Army–one of Britian’s most illustrious military units–experiences its baptism of fire while going head to head with the legendary Erwin Rommel and his German Afrika Korps in the desert of northern Africa. After modest success during Operation Crusader in November 1941, the Eighth Army found itself battered and driven back for much of the following year as the Germans scored victory after victory. Not until the summer of 1942, when Gen. Bernard Montgomery assumed command, did the Eighth Army’s fortunes being to reverse.