The Mareth Line 1943: The end in Africa
- 作者
- 出版社 Osprey Publishing
- 出版时间 2012年10月
- ISBN 9781780960937
- 定价 302.40
内容简介
ThebattleofElAlameininWorldWarIIsawtheshatteringofGermany'shopesforvictoryinNorthAfrica.Fromthispointontheendwasinevitable,asRommel'sforcesbeganthelongretreatthatwastoendinTunisiainMay1943when,hemmedinbyBritishandAmericanforcesonallsides,over250,000Axissoldiersfiledintoprisonerofwarcamps,anumbercomparabletothosecapturedatStalingrad.InthesixmonthsthatpassedbetweenAlameinandthefinalsurrendertherewasmuchhardfighting,asthedefeatedGermanandItalianPanzerArmysoughttoholdofftheencroachingEighthArmyinaseriesofdefensivepositionsacrosstheWesternDesert.Rommel,hishealthsufferingfromthestrainsofcommand,foughtanumberofmajoractionsduringthiscampaign-atElAgheila,MersaelBrega,BueratandMedenine-beforehisforcessettledintothepre-warFrenchdefensivepositiontheMarethLine.AllthewayhewaspursuedbyanincreasinglyconfidentEighthArmyunderthecommandofGeneralMontgomery,butneverwasMontgomeryabletooutflanktheretreatingGermanandItalianforcesdecisively,andRommelwasevenabletodivertforcestoinflictasharpdefeatonthenewlyarrivedUSforcesatKasserinePassinFebruary1943.ThiswasoneofRommel'slastactsintheDesertWarashishealthproblemsforcedhisreturntoGermanyshortlyafterwards.ThestagewasnowsetforthelastgreatbattleoftheDesertWarastheveteranformationsoftheBritishEighthArmytookontheirfoesintheAfrikakorpsforonelasttimeinthemajorset-piecebattlefortheMarethLine.
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