INSIDE THE AFRIKAKORPS: THE CRUSADER BATTLES 1941-1942

How the Deutsche Afrikakorps operated * Rommel as seen by an officer who served under him * A thorough analysis of the Allied forces opposing the Germans. The German Afrika Korps was an outstanding military organisation that witnessed both the heights of glory and the depths of defeat in the Western Desert campaign. This new book presents the battles of the Afrika Korps as seen through the eyes of a trained general staff officer, and gives a key insight into a formidable fighting force at the height of its powers. Kriebelâs debrief, here edited and placed in context by an acknowledged authority on the German armies of World War II, was recorded after the war as part of the American military historical programme. His account highlights the German response to the Crusader offensive and the brilliant series of actions that followed, and analyses the unparalleled genius and fatal flaws of Erwin Rommel’s generalship. Inside the Afrika Korps is a key to understanding Rommel and the men he commanded, and exposes the secrets of this exemplary fighting forceâs success as well as the dangers inherent in victory.