Synopses & Reviews
In The Desert War, which includes the complete texts of The Mediterranean Front, A Year of Battle, and The End of Africa, Alan Moorehead recounts with dazzling prose and intimate detail the epic struggle between the Allies and Axis powers in North Africa from 1940 to 1943. Here is the extraordinary story of the "Rats of Tobruk," of Alamein, of Rommel's prized Afrika Korps locked in fierce battle with Montgomery's Eighth Army. Moorehead's Desert War is a masterpiece of reportage, one of the great war books of the twentieth century.
Review
One of the most remarkable books of this or any other modern war. (The New Statesman)
Synopsis
North Africa was one of the greatest theaters of the Second World War. Alan Moorehead's bestselling account of the Allied/Axis desert conflict is an epic story of electrifying details and keen historical insights. The Desert War interweaves vivid snapshots of war with eyewitness portraits of the famous adversaries -- Generals Rommel, Montgomery, Eisenhower, and Patton -- all set against the backdrop of the ancient desert and Mediterranean shores. The result is a masterpiece of war reportage. This edition includes Introduction by renowned military historian John Keegan.
Table of Contents
Mediterranean Front : the year of Wavell, 1940-41 -- A year of battle : the year of Auchinleck, 1941-42 -- The end in Africa : the year of Eisenhower, Alexander, and Montgomery, 1942-43.