Desert War 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryDesert WarUniversityNone Created by: Tom EdwardsCreated on: 29-05-17 21:12 When was Crusader and what was it november - december 1941; relieving the siege of Tobruk 1 of 13 when was Gazala and what was it may- june 1942 - Attempt to cut british 8th army from the rear and break through to Tobruk 2 of 13 when was 1st battle of el alamein july 1942 - retreating after gazala and tobruk the allies make a stand at el alamein. axis advance halted but allies don't make headway 3 of 13 2nd battle of el alamein october-november 1942 - 4 of 13 force strengths fairly equal until 2nd El Alamein when axis logistical issues begin to take hold 5 of 13 what according to Liddell hart were the results of force to space ration in 2nd el alamein Montgomery had superiority of up to 8 to 1 but it still took him 13 days to break Rommels defensive lines. resorted to attritional tactics 6 of 13 what did Auchinleck say about intelligence in the Desert without ULTRA rommel would certainly get through to Cairo 7 of 13 whats a counter to this Logistical issues would still have prevented this from happening 8 of 13 where was ULTRA most helpful Alem Halfa - Montgomery warned of Rommel's intended schwerpunkt. placed heavy defences on the ale half ridge and channeled enemy armour using mines 9 of 13 why was this significant pommel's forces never fully recovered from this defeat 10 of 13 what was the effect of terrain other than attrition open desert - little natural cover or fortifications - retreats very open to be picked off by airpower 11 of 13 how was the campaign characterised blitzkrieg followed by entrenchment and attrition 12 of 13 what about combined arms by 2nd alamein allies had learned how to effectively utilise combined arms 13 of 13
‘Modern wars cannot be won without air superiority.’ Assess this statement with clear historical examples. 0.0 / 5
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