Often colloquially referred to as “DBs” — and must-have footwear for stylish Aussie teens from the 1950s to the 1990s — most ...

They follow the actions of the Italian Army in the subsequent campaigns in North Africa, in which Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps were prominent. They point out, while often deprecating their ...

noting that the latter was better than is usually depicted. Eighth Army Versus Rommel is an essential read for anyone interested in the Desert War or the British Army in World War II.

Axis: General Erwin Rommel's Deutsches Afrika Korps including ... the Allied forces in North Africa swept the Italians all the way from the Western Desert to Cyrenaica, the eastern province ...

Field-Marshal Bernard Montgomery - 'Monty' - led the British 8th Army in North Africa against German forces led by Erwin Rommel. The decisive battle of the desert campaign was at El Alamein.