Luftwaffe in Africa 1941-1943 by Jean-Louis Roba (English) Paperback Book

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This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series examines the small German air detachment deployed to protect Italian possessions in North Africa in 1941.

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This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series examines the small German air detachment deployed to protect Italian possessions in North Africa in 1941. Adolf Hitler considered the Mediterranean an unimportant theater of the war, leaving it to the troops of Benito Mussolini who wanted to dominate the "Mare Nostro." Nevertheless, when the Italian army was defeated on the Libyan-Egyptian border at the beginning of 1941, the Fuhrer was forced to help his ally by sending an air detachment first to Sicily, then Africa. This latest in the Casemate Illustrated series examines that tiny expeditionary force, solely devoted to protecting Italian possessions in North Africa. When General Erwin Rommel launched his Afrika Korps to the east, the Luftwaffe had to go on the offensive to cover that advance. With over 100 images, this book explores how German and British air forces were quickly reinforced and, in the following months, Germany was forced to engage more and more aerial units on what was initially considered a peripheral arena of the war for the German High Command. Losses in bombers and fighters were high on both sides and when, at the end of 1942, the Allies landed in Morocco and Algeria on the back of the Afrika Korps, the Wehrmacht's fate was sealed. The depleted Luftwaffe did its best but could not change the course of the battle. The last German units capitulated in Tunisia in May 1943. AUTHOR: Born in Belgium in 1953, Jean-Louis Roba has a degree in law. Interested in history at an early age, he has met hundreds of Second World War veterans and amassed a large collection of personal accounts, documents and photographs. His numerous visits to archives worldwide have facilitated the writing of some 80 books on this period, mainly related to the war in the air.

Author Biography

Jean-Louis Roba, who lives in Belgium, is a well-respected World War II aviation historian who has worked on numerous books and magazine articles for the leading French military aviation publisher, Lela Press. He is the co-author of Luftwaffe in Colour Volume 1: The Victory Years 1939-1942.

Review

...packed with just enough information to satisfy the drive-by reader but leave the curious wanting more. * Wargames Illustrated *...this is an interesting and contains some remarkable detail on Luftwaffe operations for such a compact publication, including some enlightening recollections of aircrew involved. * Classic Wings *All in all an excellent package about one of the less well covered air campaigns. * Scale Aviation Modeller International *

Review Quote

''This is an interesting book and contains some remarkable detail on Luftwaffe operations for such a compact publication, including some enlightening recollections of aircrew involved.''

Feature

Explores the Luftwaffe devoted to protecting Italian possessions in North Africa.

Details ISBN1612007457 Pages 128 Publisher Casemate Publishers Series Casemate Illustrated Year 2019 ISBN-10 1612007457 ISBN-13 9781612007458 Format Paperback Imprint Casemate Publishers Country of Publication United States Illustrations b/w and color illustrations with several maps DEWEY 940.544943 Language English Series Number 0015 UK Release Date 2019-09-30 AU Release Date 2019-09-30 NZ Release Date 2019-09-30 Author Jean-Louis Roba Audience Professional & Vocational Publication Date 2019-11-13 US Release Date 2019-11-13 We've got this

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