Britain's desert war in Egypt and Libya, 1940-1942 : 'the end of the beginning' / by D.W. Barddock

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Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Foreword to 2019 Edition -- List of Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Strategic Background to the North African Campaigns, 1940-42 -- Chapter 2 The First British Offensive (1). Operation "Compass", the Battle of Sidi Barrani -- Chapter 3 The First British Offensive (2). The Development of the Campaign after the Battle of Sidi Barrani -- Chapter 4 The Advent of Rommel -- Chapter 5 Rommel's First Offensive -- Chapter 6 The Second British Offensive. Operation "Battleaxe" -- Chapter 7 The Replacement of Wavell and the Preparation for Operation "Crusader" -- Chapter 8 The Third British Offensive, Operation "Crusader" (1). The Opening Phase, 18th-23rd November, 1941 -- Chapter 9 Operation "Crusader" (2). The Second Phase, 24th-30th November, 1941 -- Chapter 10 Operation "Crusader" (3). Phases III &amp -- IV, 1st December, 1941-17th January, 1942 -- Chapter 11 Rommel's Second Offensive and the Retreat to Gazala -- Chapter 12 The Lull, February to May 1942 -- Chapter 13 The Battles at Gazala (1). The Period of Planning and Preparation -- Chapter 14 The Battles at Gazala (2). The Fighting south of Gazala and the Fall of Tobruk -- Chapter 15 The Retreat to El Alamein -- Chapter 16 The Fighting in the El Alamein Positions in July 1942 -- Chapter 17 The Arrival of Montgomery -- Chapter 18 Montgomery's Doctrine of War and Command, and the Battle of Alam Haifa -- Chapter 19 The Battle of El Alamein (1). The Plans -- Chapter 20 The Battle of El Alamein (2). The Fighting -- Chapter 21 Some Points for Further Consideration -- Bibliography -- Notes on Abbreviations -- Comparative Chronology of the Desert Campaigns by Major H. C. H. Mead, M.A -- Who's Who -- Questions -- Plate section.