by Gordon | Mar 21, 2013 | Alamein (battles)
The British position in Egypt was at its most perilous during the final days of June, 1942. On the 21st, Rommel captured Tobruk and drove the British out of Libya. On the 28th, he outflanked the British defences at Mersa Matrouh. By the 30th, he had arrived at the...
by Gordon | Feb 21, 2013 | Alamein (battles)
The July battles had finally brought a stop to Rommel’s advance and left him with his forces depleted and his supply lines overstretched. The port of Alexandria was only 100 miles away but beyond his grasp. Tripoli was behind him but further away than Berlin from...
by Gordon | Feb 9, 2013 | Alamein (battles)
Throughout 1941 and 1942, the North African campaign had been characterised by opposing armies manoeuvring across vast swathes of territory, each trying to outwit the other, more like a naval campaign than a land battle, the aim being to seek out and destroy the enemy...
by Gordon | Dec 1, 2012 | Alamein (battles)
Immediately following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany, New Zealand came to Britain’s support, the country’s sentiment expressed by its premier, Michael Joseph Savage, “It is with gratitude in the past, and with confidence in the future, that we...
by Gordon | Jul 4, 2012 | Alamein (battles)
Tanks had been designed to overcome the stalemate of trench warfare and their initial deployment in Flanders had created profound shock and panic – but not victory, and the casualty rates amongst the tank-men had been high. With the end of the war, it was time to...
