The North African Campaign 1940-43

The volume The North African Campaign 194-43 covers the operations conducted in the northern coast of Africa and the desert lands to the west of Egypt. In this theatre, India, India was saddled with the responsibility to defend Egypt. More than two Indian divisions were involved in the fighting in Africa, over the territory expanding from Egypt to Tunis. The theatre remained active from 194 to 1943 and finally witnessed the end of Italian and German aggression.