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These are the accounts of men and machines at war in the world's most hostile, unforgiving regions: Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798-99; the British campaign along India's northwest frontier from 1849 to 1852; the battles for Iraq during World War I; the British counterattack against the Italians in North Africa in 1940-41; Erwin Rommel (the Desert Fox) and the Afrika Korps' exploits in World War II; the Yom Kippur War between the Arabs and Israel in 1973; and the 1991 Gulf War.

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Erwin Rommel: Birth of a Desert Legend; Deserts: The Physical Context of Battle; Bonaparte in Egypt, 1798 to 1799; The Northwest Frontier of India, 1850 to 1852; The British Campaign in Mesopotamia, 1916 to 1918; Battle in the Western Desert, 1940 to 1941; The Arab-Israeli War, 1973; The Gulf War, 1991; Desert Battle: Trends and Perspectives.

Desert Battles From Napoleon to the Gulf War

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      Publisher: Stackpole Books
      Publication Date: 15/01/2007
      ISBN13: 9780811733809, 978-0811733809
      ISBN10: 0811733807

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      These are the accounts of men and machines at war in the world's most hostile, unforgiving regions: Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798-99; the British campaign along India's northwest frontier from 1849 to 1852; the battles for Iraq during World War I; the British counterattack against the Italians in North Africa in 1940-41; Erwin Rommel (the Desert Fox) and the Afrika Korps' exploits in World War II; the Yom Kippur War between the Arabs and Israel in 1973; and the 1991 Gulf War.

      Table of Contents
      Erwin Rommel: Birth of a Desert Legend; Deserts: The Physical Context of Battle; Bonaparte in Egypt, 1798 to 1799; The Northwest Frontier of India, 1850 to 1852; The British Campaign in Mesopotamia, 1916 to 1918; Battle in the Western Desert, 1940 to 1941; The Arab-Israeli War, 1973; The Gulf War, 1991; Desert Battle: Trends and Perspectives.

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