Discusses the Allied decoding and counterintelligence efforts in the Mediterranean theater of operations during World War II, revealing how this secret information was used to foil German war plans

Includes index.

Beginnings, and Rommel (February-June 1941) -- The limitations of intelligence: Yugoslavia, Greece, Crete, Iraq, and Syria (April-June 1941) -- Restless interlude (June-November 1941) -- CRUSADER: Victory into defeat (November 1941-February 1942) -- Descent to disaster: From Gazala to Alamein (February-August 1942) -- The Eighth Army's first victories: Alam Halfa and Alamein (August-December 1942) -- The slow pursuit across Libya: Alamein to Tripoli (November 1942-January 1943) -- TORCH: The Tunisian campaign (November 1942-May 1943) -- Sicily (July-August 1943) -- The Italian campaign (November 1943-May 1945) -- Yugoslavia (1941-1945) -- Toward an assessment.