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71. Tunisgrad: Victory in Africa
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Best-selling author Saul David returns to Chalke to shed light on one of the Second World War’s most pivotal but often overlooked campaigns. From the daring Allied landings in French North Africa to Rommel’s crushing counterattacks in Tunisia, the campaign was a high-stakes struggle where the fate of the Mediterranean hung in the balance. Nicknamed ‘Tunisgrad’ by the German public after their country’s crushing defeat, it saw over 250,000 Axis troops surrender, and destroyed much of their air and sea power. Drawing on the experiences of commanders and ordinary soldiers alike, David reveals how Tunisia became the stage where the Allies learned to combine land, air and sea power, extinguished Axis hopes, and helped turn the tide of the war.
