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245 10 a| Fighting Rommelh| [electronic resource] :b| the British Imperial Army in North Africa during the Second World War, 1941-1943 /c| Kaushik Roy.;

260 a| Abingdon, Oxon ;a| New York :b| Routledge,c| 2020.;

300 a| 1 online resource;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Rommel Attacks: Battleaxe and Lessons Learnt -- Desert Fox Contained: Crusader -- Triumph of the Desert Fox -- Second and Third Alamein: The Two Battles that Stopped Rommel -- Endgame in Tunisia -- Conclusion;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Fighting Rommel examines how and why some armies innovate under pressure while others do not. Focusing on the learning culture of the British Imperial Forces, it looks at the Allied campaign during the Second World War against the Afrika Korps of Rommel. The volume highlights the hitherto unexplored yet key role of the British Indian Army, the largest volunteer force in the world. It also introduces 'learning culture' as a heuristic device. Further, it goes on to analyse military innovation on the battlefield, in victory and defeat. A major intervention in the study of the Second World War, this book will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of military history, especially British and German, battlefield history and defence and strategic studies"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

588 a| Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.;

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650 0 a| Organizational learning.=| ^A371990;

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Fighting Rommel the British Imperial Army in North Africa during the Second World War, 1941-1943 / Kaushik Roy.

Author/creator	Roy, Kaushik, 1971-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
Description	1 online resource
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects	Great Britain. Army. Army, Eighth--Drill and tactics. Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army--Drill and tactics. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns. --Africa, North. Organizational learning.

Contents	Introduction -- Rommel Attacks: Battleaxe and Lessons Learnt -- Desert Fox Contained: Crusader -- Triumph of the Desert Fox -- Second and Third Alamein: The Two Battles that Stopped Rommel -- Endgame in Tunisia -- Conclusion
Abstract	"Fighting Rommel examines how and why some armies innovate under pressure while others do not. Focusing on the learning culture of the British Imperial Forces, it looks at the Allied campaign during the Second World War against the Afrika Korps of Rommel. The volume highlights the hitherto unexplored yet key role of the British Indian Army, the largest volunteer force in the world. It also introduces 'learning culture' as a heuristic device. Further, it goes on to analyse military innovation on the battlefield, in victory and defeat. A major intervention in the study of the Second World War, this book will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of military history, especially British and German, battlefield history and defence and strategic studies"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Source of description	Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other form	Print version: Roy, Kaushik, 1971- Fighting Rommel Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2020. 9780367265700
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2019030507
ISBN	9781000690590 (epub)
ISBN	9780429296017 (ebook)
ISBN	(hardback)
ISBN	(paperback)

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