The Tanks Are Coming Through Now: The Battles at Gazala, 27 May - 18 June 1942

This study is a new and more detailed narrative account of the battle of Gazala from 27 May-18 June 1942. The battle was a major defeat for Eighth Army in the midst of a long campaign and led to the immediate loss of Tobruk, Cyrenaica and a long retreat to the Alamein position. The work provides new details of the many training and equipment problems faced by the army commander, Lieut-General Neil M. Ritchie, in attempting to build-up Eighth Army for a renewed offens