Afrika Korps

Images of War

by Ian Baxter

Afrika Korps is an illustrated record of Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel and his desert troops that fought in North Africa against British and Commonwealth forces between 1941 and 1943. Using previously rare and unpublished photographs, many of which have come from the albums of individuals who took part in the desert campaign, it presents a unique visual account of the famous Afrika-Korps’ operations and equipment.
Thanks to an informative caption with every photograph Afrika Korps vividly portrays how the German Army fought across the uncharted and forbidding desert wilderness of North Africa.

Throughout the book it examines how Rommel and his Afrika Korps were so successful and includes an analysis of desert war tactics which Rommel himself had indoctrinated. These tactics quickly won the Afrika-Korps a string of victories between 1941 and 1942.

The photographs that accompany the book are a fascinating collection that depicts life in the Afrika-Korps, as seen through the lens of the ordinary soldier.

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2008

About the author

Ian Baxter is a military historian who specializes in German twentieth-century military history. He has written more than forty books and over 100 articles about the World War II era.

He has reviewed numerous military studies for publication and supplied thousands of photographs and important documents to various publishers and film production companies worldwide.

Reviews

[Luis Arturo Mantilla Lopez]

Great account of the events surrounding the Demise of the Afrika Korps

It is a visual history of the famous Panzer Armee, the Afrika Korps, and their leader Marshal Erwin Rommel, since the beginning he was condemned to a secondary theater, he exploit its resources at hand to his advantage, earning two promotions, the battle of Gazalla was briefly touched, it was that victory that brings him the Marshal Batton, he always knew that he face a mighty oponent with a lot of resources, nevertheless he tied,large concentrations of armor, chasing him, at the end defeat was inevitable. Great book.

[Paul]

Very entertaining book! The rare photos express the sad but true face of the Northern African front! I highly recommend this book to every history buff in general and to military historian fans in particular.

[Andrew Davey]

Africa Korp.

Good , but too many incorrect captions / information with the photos. Some interesting never before seen photos, I found very absorbing.

[Sleepy Boy]

While the photos were mostly rare/unusual the captions in this particular book were not on par with the others Ive read in the series. Several misidentified tanks (Naming Italian tanks German), and guns etc.