Disaster in the Desert
Disaster in the Desert
Summer 1942 and the war in the Middle East is in the balance; Rommel's Axis forces are posed on the borders of Egypt and all that is needed is one last push. For that to succeed, Rommel needs supplies and for the Allies to be denied supplies. With Malta still active and disrupting the Axis shipping routes across the Mediterranean he is denied those supplies. Meanwhile, the Allied build-up continues, and Montgomery holds at El Alamein and then counter attacks Rommel is pushed back and then in a double blow, the Allies land in Tunisia. The collapse of North Africa leads to the invasion of Italy and contributes to the final Axis defeat.
But what if Rommel had won?
In this alternate history, Ken Delve proposes that with a few strategic changes by the Axis, poor decision by Allied Commanders, the outcome of could have been very different. In this scenario, the Allied invasion in Tunisia fails, Rommel defeats Montgomery and seizes Egypt, leaving the Germans well-placed to sweep up through the Middle East, capturing oil installations and joining up with German forces in Russia.
But what if Rommel had won?
In this alternate history, Ken Delve proposes that with a few strategic changes by the Axis, poor decision by Allied Commanders, the outcome of could have been very different. In this scenario, the Allied invasion in Tunisia fails, Rommel defeats Montgomery and seizes Egypt, leaving the Germans well-placed to sweep up through the Middle East, capturing oil installations and joining up with German forces in Russia.
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Summer 1942 and the war in the Middle East is in the balance; Rommel's Axis forces are posed on the borders of Egypt and all that is needed is one last push. For that to succeed, Rommel needs supplies and for the Allies to be denied supplies. With Malta still active and disrupting the Axis shipping routes across the Mediterranean he is denied those supplies. Meanwhile, the Allied build-up continues, and Montgomery holds at El Alamein and then counter attacks Rommel is pushed back and then in a double blow, the Allies land in Tunisia. The collapse of North Africa leads to the invasion of Italy and contributes to the final Axis defeat.
But what if Rommel had won?
In this alternate history, Ken Delve proposes that with a few strategic changes by the Axis, poor decision by Allied Commanders, the outcome of could have been very different. In this scenario, the Allied invasion in Tunisia fails, Rommel defeats Montgomery and seizes Egypt, leaving the Germans well-placed to sweep up through the Middle East, capturing oil installations and joining up with German forces in Russia.
But what if Rommel had won?
In this alternate history, Ken Delve proposes that with a few strategic changes by the Axis, poor decision by Allied Commanders, the outcome of could have been very different. In this scenario, the Allied invasion in Tunisia fails, Rommel defeats Montgomery and seizes Egypt, leaving the Germans well-placed to sweep up through the Middle East, capturing oil installations and joining up with German forces in Russia.
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"Dezastru in Desert" - dar dezastrul e de partea aliatilor in aceasta carte. Cum ii zice si subtitlul "O istorie alternativa" ... Personal prefer adevarul istoric in versiunea lui originala - totusi cartea lui Ken Delve reuseste sa ramana interesanta - ancorata in realitatile razboiului din desertul africa intre 1941-42 - dar speculand intrebarea "what if?" ("dar daca") pe care multi istorici au ridicat-o in deceniile ce s-au scurs de la camapania Feldmaresalului Rommel in Africa.
Ken Delve - completeaza, cu mult simt al actiunii, ce s-ar fi intamplat daca Erwin Rommel ar fi primit 2 divizii suplimentare (chiar Rommel zicea la un moment dat ca, in locul bastonului de Feldmaresal ar fi preferat sa primeasca o divizie Panzer complet echipata ...) , armament si provizii sa sustina razboiul de manevra, permanent in miscare , tipul de actiune in care excela - plecand de la notitele marelui comandant editate cu maiestrie de catre Basil Henry Liddell-Hart in cartea sa "The Rommel Papers" , Ken Delve exploreaza situatiile si bataliile care au dus in final la distrugerea temutei Afrikakorps.
O carte interesanta de istorie "alternativa" unde Vulpea Desertului cucereste Egiptul ... iar la final se prezinta cititorului si realitatea istorica ... interesant pt. cei pasionati de istorie.
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