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Desert GeneralsAt the moment of greatest peril, using unorthodox tactics and on the back foot, the British army fought the Panzerarmee to a standstill and then routed and decimated the German armour. This is the story of the 'forgotten' Battle for Egypt, and the inside picture of the tactics that stopped the German tanks in their tracks.

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Desert GeneralsAt the moment of greatest peril, using unorthodox tactics and on the back foot, the British army fought the Panzerarmee to a standstill and then routed and decimated the German armour. This is the story of the 'forgotten' Battle for Egypt, and the inside picture of the tactics that stopped the German tanks in their tracks.Restart available0German Armour: The Panzer IIIDetails regarding a medium tank, the Panzer III, used in World War II.

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