Operation Compass 1940: Wavell's whirlwind offensive

Operation Compass 1940: Wavell's whirlwind offensive

Operation Compass 1940: Wavell's whirlwind offensive

Operation Compass 1940: Wavell's whirlwind offensive

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Overview

The first battle of the desert war, Operation Compass was originally envisaged as a spoiling attack, combined with a reconnaissance in force to disrupt the Italian forces that had advanced into Egypt in September 1940. Lt Gen. Richard O'Connor launched what amounted to a British 'Blitzkrieg'. In less than two months the British forces swept 500 miles along the coast of North Africa. 7th Armoured Division raced across the desert to cut off the retreating Italians, and O'Connor's men destroyed 9 Italian divisions, and took 130,000 prisoners. In March 1941 General Rommel and the Afrikakorps landed at Tripoli.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472805409
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 08/20/2013
Series: Campaign , #73
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 96
File size: 24 MB
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About the Author

Jon Latimer is a serving officer with the Royal Welch Fusiliers (TA) and has a number of articles published on military history in British Army Review, Military History and World War II. He has carried out extensive research into the war in the desert.

Jim Laurier is a native of New Hampshire. He graduated with honours from the Paiers School of Art, Connecticut, in 1978 and has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, completing assignments in a wide variety of fields. Jim has a keen interest in military subjects, both aviation and armour, and is a Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.
Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.

Table of Contents

Italy enters the War/Opposing Commanders/Opposing Armies/Opposing Plans/Frontier skirmishes/The Italians invade Egypt/The attack on the camps/Buq Buq/Bardia/Tobruk/Beda Fomm/Aftermath/Chronology/Wargaming Operation Compass/Bibliography
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