Submit an Article
Become a reviewer
Vol 182
Pages:
263-265
Download volume:

German and British tanks in North Africa during the Second World War

Authors:
O. O. Tikhonov
About authors
  • Student G.V. Plekhanov Saint Petersburg State Mining Institute
Date submitted:
2008-09-29
Date accepted:
2008-11-27
Date published:
2009-03-01

Abstract

The battle for North Africa was a struggle to control the Suez Canal and get access on oil from the Middle East and raw materials in Asia. Oil in particular had become a critical strategic commodity due to the increased mechanization of modern armies. Britain, which was the first major nation to field a completely mechanized army, was particularly dependent on the Middle East oil. The Suez Canal also provided Britain with a valuable link to it overseas colonies: part of the lifeline that ran through the Mediterranean Sea. Thus, the North African campaign and the naval campaign to control the Mediterranean were virtually very closely linked to each other.

Go to volume 182

References

  1. Головушкин В.И. Вторая Мировая война. Битва за Африку: взгляд из России. М.: АСТ, 2004. 429 с.
  2. Ирвинг Д. Эрвин Роммель. Ганнибал двадцатого века. М.: Издатель Быстров, 2006. 512 с.
  3. Клавинг В. Западный фронт. Германия в войне 1939-1945. М.: Эксмо, Яуза, 2005. 544 c.
  4. Меллентин Ф.В. фон. Танковые сражения. Боевое применение танков во Второй Мировой войне. М.: ЗАО Центрполиграф, 2005. 415 c.
  5. Митчем С.У. Величайшая победа Роммеля. М.: АСТ, 2003. 285 с.
  6. Моргунов М. Стальные армады. Немцы в Африке // Вокруг Света. 2003. № 3. С.152-161.
  7. Рольф Д. Кровавая дорога в Тунис. М.: АСТ, 2003. 429 с.
  8. Шмелев И.П. Бронетехника Германии 1934-1945 гг.: Иллюстрированный справочник. М.: АСТ, Астрель, 2003. 271 с.

Similar articles

Research of self-milling process of diamond-containing ores
2009 N. V. Nikolaeva
Nickname is a person's virtual name
2009 A. A. Moskalchuk
Utilization of competitiveness potential in economic assessment of potash industry enterprises in Russia
2009 T. V. Ponomarenko, A. N. Sultani
Application of polymer protective coatings for oil and oil products storage
2009 O. V. Kozachok
Estimation of selectivity of protection devices against single phase earth faults in 6(10)kV mine networks
2009 P. A. Rogov
Side lining of aluminum electrolyzer from silicon carbide
2009 V. V. Napsikov