Includes maps of: O'connor's Campaign; Infantry Tanks in the Attack - Fort Nibeiwa, 9 December 1940; Infantry in Defence - Sidi Rezegh, 21 November 1941; Anatomy of a Scarper - Sidi Rezegh, 23 November 1941; Cruiser Tanks in the Attack - Gazala, 28 May 1942; German Infantry in Defence - Second Alamein, October 1942; British Artillery Fire Mission - Second Alamein, October 1942; U.S. Tank Destroyers in Defence - El Guettar, 23 March 1943; Crusader; Battle of Gazala; Three Battles at Alamein. Includes index.

A Harsh and Vast Arena3 -- British 10 -- Starting concepts, 1938-41 -- Italians 16 -- Germans 19 -- Balance of Hardware 22 -- From 'Brevity' and 'Battleaxe' to 'Crusader' 28 -- May to December 1941 -- From Gazala to Alamein - and Back Again 43 -- May to November 1942 -- Tunisia 49 -- Plate Commentaries 56.