Originally published by Praeger in 1995 under the title: Desert battle.

Erwin Rommel : birth of a desert legend --Deserts: the physical context of battle -- Bonaparte in Egypt, 1798 to 1799 -- The Northwest frontier of India, 1850 to 1852 -- The British campaign in Mesopotamia, 1916 to 1918 -- Battle in the western desert, 1940 to 1941 -- The Arab-Israeli War, 1973 -- The Gulf War, 1991 -- Desert battle: trends and perspectives.