List of Maps

	Facing page
The Mediterranean Theatre	1
The Battle Area	19
The Armoured Battle, 19–22 November 1941	85
Belhamed and Zaafran, 1 December 1941	423

In text	Page
BATTLEAXE Operation, 15–17 June 1941	9
The Move to the Assembly Area, 11–14 November 1941	68
The Approach March, 15–18 November 1941	70
13 Corps Operations, 19 November	111
The New Zealand Division advances, afternoon and evening of 21 November	116
Operations of 5 Brigade, 22 November	118page xii
Attack on the Omar forts, 7 Indian Brigade, 22 November	125
The Capture of Sollum Barracks, 23 November	128
Blocking the Via Balbia, 22 November	131
The Division advances westwards, 23 November	146
The Attack on 5 South African Brigade, 3–6 p.m., 23 November	158
6 Brigade, approximately 1 p.m., 23 November	176
Attack and counter-attack at Point 175, afternoon of 23 November	187
Rommel's dash to the Frontier, 24 November	210
The Capture of Point 175, B Company, 24 Battalion, 24 November	223
Attack on Point 172, 20 Battalion, 24 November	228
The Capture of the Blockhouse, 25 November	238
Parallel attacks by 4 and 6 Brigades, night 25–26 November	252
Linking up with Tobruk, 26 November and night 26–27 November	270
‘Sidi Rezegh is Ours’—morning 27 November	291
A Wasted Day at the Frontier, 25 November	300
Frontier Operations, 26 November; two night attacks on Capuzzo, 26–27 November	318
The Capture of 5 Brigade Headquarters, 27 November	334
Attack on Capuzzo, afternoon of 27 November	343
The Capture of Jalo	352
Rommel returns to the Tobruk front, 27 November	353
Sweeping the Corridor as the Panzers return, 28 November	367
Operations, 29 November: Attacks on Ed Duda and Point 175	395
Counter-attack on Sidi Rezegh, 30 November	416
Action at Menastir, 3 December	476
Fighting near Bir el-Gubi, 4–5 December	479
The Second Attack on Ed Duda, 4 December	481
Approaching Gazala, 11–12 December	491
Assault on the Gazala line, 13–16 December	494
A lost chance, 16 December	503
Pursuit across Cyrenaica, December 1941-January 1942	507
Frontier Operations, 16 December 1941–17 January 1942	511

The occupations given in the biographical footnotes are those on enlistment. The ranks are those held on discharge or at the date of death.

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