207 - Tank Warfare in North Africa, 1942-43

The WW2 Podcast

Angus Wallace

Rifle, Gun, Second, Army, Ww2, War, Society & Culture, Carlin, Aircraft, Military, Navy, Wwii, World, History, Plane, Armour, Infantry, Tank

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

If you cast your mind back to episode 187, I discussed the war in the North African desert in 1940-41 with Robert Forczyk. The war in the North African desert was pure mechanised warfare and, in many respects, the most technologically advanced theatre of World War II. It was also the only theatre where, for three years, British and Commonwealth, and later US, troops were in constant contact with Axis forces.

Robert’s follow-up book has just been released, 'Desert Armour: Tank Warfare in North Africa: Gazala to Tunisia, 1942-43’. In this episode of the show, Robert joins me once more. This time, we discuss the fighting in the desert in 1942 through to Mongomery’s victory at El Alamein.

Robert Forczyk has a PhD in International Relations and National Security from the University of Maryland. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the US Army Reserves, having served 18 years as an armour officer and is the author of numerous books focusing on WWII.

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0:34.0	We shall go on to the end.
0:37.0	I remember the sheets of plain which came up and almost blinded us for my guns.
0:55.0	Hello and welcome to a mother episode of the World War Two podcast.
0:58.0	I'm Angus Wallace.
1:00.0	I'll let you cast your mind back to episode 187.
1:03.0	I discuss the war in the North African desert in 1940-41 with Robert Forsick.
1:09.0	Well, I've got him back.
1:10.0	As his new book, Desert Armor, tank warfare in North Africa, Gazala to Tunisia,
1:16.0	1942-43 has been released.
1:18.0	We're going to pick up where we left off and probably get to El Alamin.
1:23.0	Robert, welcome back.
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