Chapter 1: Armoured forces in North Africa, 1940 Commonwealth tank forces in North Africa (7th Armoured Division) Italian tank forces in North Africa Operational-level characteristics of the North African theater of war Chapter 2: Initial operations, 1940 Italian invasion of Egypt O'Connor's offensive Chapter 3: The arrival of German tank forces in North Africa, 1941 Deutsche Afrika-korps (DAK) (Operation Sonnenblume ) Chapter 4: Armoured operations in 1941 Rommel's first offensive Operation Battleaxe Operation Crusader Chapter 5: Armoured operations in 1942 Battle of Gazala First Battle of el-Alamein Battle of Alam Halfa Second Battle of el-Alamein Chapter 6: US tank forces deployed to North Africa 1st Armoured Division Battle of Kasserine Pass Chapter 7: Final armoured operations, 1943 Battle of Hunts Gap Mareth Line Battle of El-Guettar Operation Vulcan Chapter 8: Analysis Maneuver tactics in the desert Anti-tank versus tank Logistics in the desert Command and control in the desert Combined arms in the desert Appendices Appendix A: Orders of Battle for late 1940, mid-1941, mid-1942 and spring 1943 Appendix B: Axis tank deliveries to North Africa, 1940-43 Appendix C: Allied tank deliveries to North Africa 1940-43 Appendix D: Characteristics of main battle tanks used in North Africa Appendix E: Characteristics of anti-tank guns used in North Africa.