Operations in North Africa and the Middle East, 1942–1944: El Alamein, Tunisia, Algeria and Operation Torch (Despatches from the Front)

Dispatches in this volume include the dispatch on the campaign from Alamein to Tunis, by Field Marshal the Viscount Alexander of Tunis, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces North Africa; dispatch on operations in the Western Desert December 1940 to February 1941, by General Sir Archibald P. Wavell, Commander-in-Chief British Land Forces, Middle East; dispatch on Operation Torch, the landings in North Africa, by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew B. Cunningham; the dispatch on the control of Sicilian Straits during final stages of North African Campaign by Admiral Cunningham; and the dispatch on operations in North Africa November 1942 to May 1943, by Lieutenant-General K.A.N. Anderson, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, 1st Army.This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.

Publisher/Supplier: Pen & Sword Military

Date Published: 2015

Binding: Kindle Edition

ISBN: 1783461942

Language: en

Pages: 362