In the summer of 1942, the British Eighth Army was losing the war in North Africa. Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps had smashed through the Gazala line, captured Tobruk, and sent the British reeling back ...

The daring exploits of the Afrika Korps secured Rommel a reputation as a brilliant tactician. Dr Niall Barr looks beyond the myth and asks why this legendary commander never achieved a lasting victory ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The British were likely aware that some ships of supplies had gotten through, but never imagined that their enemy could recover so quickly and launch an effective ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Rommel demonstrated how superior leadership can sometimes overcome even material disadvantage. All other things being equal, leadership will trump opponents who might ...

Every morning over breakfast in early 1942, the infamous German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel received a classified intelligence briefing. The reports detailed British troop positions, supply routes, ...

Location: Cyrenaica (the eastern province of Libya). Players: Allies: Lieutenant General Neil Ritchie and General Claude Auchinleck's 8th Army, comprising 13th Corps and 30th Corps. Axis: General ...

New York Times Correspondent Joseph M. Levy wrote from Cairo last week: “The British armored forces and infantry units have broken the Axis line west of el-Gazála and have sent the Germans reeling ...

The daring exploits of the Afrika Korps secured Rommel a reputation as a brilliant tactician. Dr Niall Barr looks beyond the myth and asks why this legendary commander never achieved a lasting victory ...