Alexander Joffe
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Operation Crusader and the Desert War in British History and Memory (eBook, PDF)

"What is Failure? What is Loyalty?"

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Shortlisted for the 2021 Society for Army Historical Research's Templer MedalOperation Crusader, launched in November 1941, was the third and final British attempt to relieve the siege of Tobruk and break the German and Italian forces in North Africa. After tough initial fighting, the British made important gains, only to be countered by a stunning breakthrough overseen personally by Lt. General Erwin Rommel. As the British situation teetered, the commander of the 8th Army, Lt. General Alan Cunningham, was relieved of duty by his superior, General Claude Auchinleck. This decision changed the d...