Author -
Paul Collier
Illustrator -
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This book explores the idea that the Mediterranean theatre of the Second World War was the first truly modern war. It was a highly mobile conflict, in which logistics were a critical and often deciding factor, and from the very beginning a close relationship between the land, sea, and air elements was vital. Victory could not be achieved by either side unless the three services worked in intimate co-operation. Each side advanced and withdrew across 1,000 miles of desert until the Axis forces were decisively defeated at El Alamein in 1942.
Contents
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Background to War
- Warring Sides
- Outbreak
- The Fighting
- Portrait of a Soldier
- The World around War
- Portrait of a Civilian
- How the War Ended
- Conclusion and Consequences
