USAMHI Desert RefBranch dv Sep 88, Jan 91, May 93 DESERT WARFARE, THRU WWII A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources Contents Part I Gen/Misc..................................p.1 Pre-20th Century..........................p.1 - WWI Campaigns........................p.2 - Other................................p.3 World War II: - Gen/Operational......................p.4 - Logistics & Misc.....................p.7 GENERAL/MISCELLANEOUS "Desert Warfare." Trans and digested from Andre Gimond, L'Armee Francaise, Oct & Dec 1947. Mil Rev 27 (Aug 1948): pp. 73-83. Per. Hist overview. Perrett, Bryan. Desert Warfare: From Its Roman Origins to the Gulf Conflict. Wellingborough, Eng: Stephens, 1988. 224 p. U167.5D4P47. U.S. Army Infantry School. Desert Operations Readings. Ft. Benning, Dec 1990. ca 300 p. Limited Distrib Coll, LevCAnnex. Collected prev pub articles plus student papers. PRE-20TH CENTURY Burleigh, Bennet. Desert Warfare: Being the Chronicle of the Eastern Soudan Campaign. London: Chapman & Hall, 1884. 320 p. DT156.6B86. Desert Warfare p.2 Marvin, Charles T. The Eye-witnesses' Account of the Disastrous Russian Campaign Against the Akhal Tekke Turcomans: Describing the March Across the Burning Desert, the storming of Dengeel Tbepbe, and the Disastrous Retreat to the Caspian. London: Allen, 1880. 377 p. DK938M37. Wilson, Charles W. From Korti to Kartum: A Journal of the Desert March from Korti to Gubat and the Ascent of the Nile in General Gordon's Steamers. London: Blackwood, 1886. 317 p. DT108.3W472. See also: - "US Army Camels, 1856-66" (Animals-) - Indian Wars-Southwest - Mexico - Texas - "Foreign Legion" (France) WORLD WAR I CAMPAIGNS Barbary, James. Lawrence and His Desert Raiders. NY: Meredith, 1965. 96 p. D568.4B37. Barker, A.J. The Bastard War: The Mesopotamian Campaign of 1914- 1918. NY: Dial, 1967. 449 p. D568.5B332. Bullock, David L. Allenby's War: The Palestine Campaigns, 1916- 1918. NY: Blanford, 1988. 160 p. D566B85. Davis, Edward. Memoirs. Arch. US liason officer at Allenby's HQ, Levant. The Desert Trail: With the Light Horse Through Sinai to Palestine. Adelaide: Thomas, 1919. 129 p. D640D485. Donohoe, M.H. With the Persian Expedition. London: Arnold, 1919. 276 p. D568.8D6. Personal account of Brit officer, 1918. See esp appendix on armored car bde. Idriess, Ian L. The Desert Column. London: Angus & Robertson, 1938. 388 p. D566I5. Desert Warfare p.3 Kress von Kressenstrin, Friedrich. "War in the Desert." Trans from Ger by Hist Sec, USAWC, 1936. 32 p. D568.7K713. Lawrence, T.E. Revolt in the Desert. NY: Doran, 1927. 335 p. D568.4L42. _________. Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph. Garden City, NY: Doran, 1935. 672 p. D568.4L45A4. Massey, William T. The Desert Campaigns. London: Constable, 1918. 178 p. D568.2M32. London correspondent with Egyptian Exped Force. Perrett, Desert Warfare, cited above, Chaps 2-4. Preston, R.M.P. The Desert Mounted Corps: An Account of Cavalry Operatins in Palestine and Syria, 1917-1918. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1923. 356 p. D568.7P74. Tatham, H. "Tunneling in the Sand Dunes of the Belgian Coast." Royal Engr Jrnl (Dec 1925): pp. 603- . Per. See also: - WWI-Near East OTHER, 1900-39 Bewsher, F.W. "Cooperation Between the Royal Air Force and Irregular Troops in the Desert." Army Qtrly (Apr 1926): pp. 64-73. Per. Clarke, F.A.S. "Some Notes on Desert Warfare." Army Qtrly 11 (Jan 1926): pp. 270-281. Per. On tactics in general. Dimmock, Lionel. "Mechanization and the Desert." Army Qtrly 20 (Jul 1930): pp. 354-360. Per. Brit experience in Iraq. Drayson, H.P. "Water-Supply in Desert Country." Royal Engrs Jrnl 49 (Jun 1935): pp. 181-194. Per. Desert Warfare p.4 Dun, T.I. From Cairo to Siwa: Across the Libyan Desert with Armoured Cars. Cairo, Egypt. Schindler, 1933. 110 p. DT55D96. Glubb, John B. War in the Desert: An R.A.F. Frontier Campaign. NY: Norton, 1961. 352 p. DS247N48G6. Brit opns, 1920s, Syrian & Nejed Deserts. Godsave, G.E. "Armoured Cars in Desert Warfare." Jrnl Royal United Srv Inst 76 (May 1931): pp. 396-406. Per. Larrabee, Sterling L. Letters. Arch. U.S. officer in correspondence with German soldier of fortune serving with Swedish constabulary in Persia before WWI. McCullagh, Francis. Italy's War for a Desert: Being Some Experiences of a War-Correspondent with the Italians in Tripoli. London: Herbert & Daniel, 1912. 410 p. DT234M32. Turco-Italian War, 1909-12. McGee, W.J. "Desert Thirst as Disease." Reprinted with a preface by R&D Div, US Army QM Corps, 1953. Orig article pub in Interstate Med Jrnl (Mar 1906). 22 p. QMG-R-207. U.S. War Dept. General Staff, G-2. Certain Studies on and Deductions from Operations of Italian Army in East Africa, October 1935-May 1936. Special report, 15 Mar 1937. 63 p. DT387.8U5. See also: - "Rif War, 1920s" (Morocco) - "Punitive Exped, 1916" (Mexico) - "Mexican Border, 1911-20" (Mexico) WORLD WAR II: GENERAL/OPERATIONAL Aglion, Raoul. War in the Desert: The Battle for Africa. NY: Holt, 1941. 300 p. D766.8A35. Desert Warfare p.5 Andrews, Marshall. Rates of Advance in Land Attack against Unprepared Forces. Study, Opns Res Office, Bethesda, MD, 1960. 42 p. U166.1A52. See pp. 36-41 on N. Africa, 1940-42. Barnett, Corelli. The Desert Generals. London: Kimber, 1960. 320 p. D736B37. Carver, Michael. Dilemmas of the Desert War: A New Look at the Libyan Campaign, 1940-1942. Bloomington: UP of IN, 1986. 160 p. D766.93C285. Craft, Douglas W. Operational Art in the Western Desert Theater of Operations, 1940-43. Ft Leavenworth: USAC&GSC, School of Advanced Mil Studies, 1987. 52 p. D766.82C72. Crisp, Robert. Brazen Chariots: An Account of Tank Warfare in the Western Desert, November-December 1941. NY: Norton, 1960. 223 p. D766.93C74. Ennis, Riley F. "A Tactician's Paradise." Field Arty Jrnl 32 (Feb 1942): pp. 122-127. Per. Lessons on desert terrain from N. African campaigns. Evans, Geoffrey C. The Desert and the Jungle. London: Kimber, 1959. 206 p. D811E92. Fergusson, R.G. "The Division Reconnaissance Troop and Squadron." Cav Jrnl I (Nov-Dec 1942): pp. 63-69. Per. Desert maneuvers. Galligan, G.S. "Desert 'As Is'." Field Arty Jrnl 33 (Jun 1943): pp. 460-61. Per. Gardavsky, J. "Military Operations in the Desert." Mil Rev 23 (Apr 1943): pp. 70-72. Per. Gordon, John, IV. "Operational Crusader: Preview of the Nonlinear Battlefield." Mil Rev 71 (Feb 1991): pp. 48-61. Per. Insights sought in this examination of the Nov 1941 battle in Libya. Great Britain. Central Office of Info. PAIFORCE: The Official Story of the Persia and Iraq Command, 1941-1946. London: HMSO, 1948. 137 p. D760P3A54. See esp Chaps XVII & XIX. Desert Warfare p.6 _________. War Office. Notes from Theaters of War: North Africa, November, 1942-May 1943. London: HMSO, Oct 1943. 144 p. U1N67. Lessons literature. Hill, Russell. Desert Conquest. NY: Knopf, 1943. 339 p. D766.82H48. Howe, George F. Northwest Africa: Seizing the Initiative in th West. In USAWWII series. Wash, DC; OCMH, 1957. 748 p. D769A533v11. See index MacArthur, David W. The Road to the Nile: A Story of Travel in the Western Desert and the Army of the Nile. London: Collins, 1941. 192 p. D811.5M32. Perrett, Desert Warfare, cited above, Chaps 5-7. Reissmann, Werner. "Rommel's System of Fortifications in North Africa, 1941-42." Foreign Mil Study D-802, USAREUR, 1947. 10 p. FgnMS. Rueter, Wilhelm. "Tanks in a Sandstorm." Mil Rev 21 (Oct 1941): p. 64. Per. Stevens, G.R. Fourth Indian Division. London: McLaren, 1948. 450 p. D767.613.4th.S74. Toppe, Alfred, et al. German Experiences in Desert Warfare during World War II. 2 vols. Foreign Mil Study P-129, USAREUR, 1952. ca 500 p. FgnMS. U.S. Army Air Forces. Arctic, Desert & Tropic Info Center. Desert Operations. Tech Bull #3, 1 Jan 1944. 6 p. U167.5D4U5. Techniques and tactics for pilots. U.S. Army Ground Forces. Observer Board, MTO. "Reports of Observer Boards." Vols I & II. Individual reports, 22 Dec 42-27 Nov 43. D766.82U5. Pertinent observations can be found in some reports. U.S. War Dept. Field Service Regulations, Operations. Field Manual 100-5, 1944. pp. 283-284. FM. _________. Desert Operations. Field Manual 31-25, Mar 1942. 70 p. FM. Desert Warfare p.7 _________. Mil Intell Service. Artillery in the Desert. Wash, DC: GPO, 25 Nov 1942. 112 p. UF400U4. On Brit, Ger, and Italian weapons and tactics employed in Libya. _________. German Methods of Warfare in the Libyan Desert. Info Bull No 20, 9 Jul 1942. 47 p. U167.5D4U632. Verney, G.L. The Desert Rats: The History of the 7th Armoured Division, 1938 to 1945. London: Hutchinson, 1954. 312 p. D759.528.7th.v4. See Chaps 1-5. See also: - "U.S. Desert Training Center" (Desert) - Iran - WWII-MTO-No Africa - "Long Range Desert Group" (Desert) WWII - LOGISTICAL & OTHER SPECIAL ASPECTS Adcock, W.H. Sappers in the Persian Gulf. London: Thacker, 1952. 175 p. D759.55A32. Allied Forces. Engr Sec. "United States Engineers in the Tunisian Campaign." Coll of 12 reports on various cmds and activities, with cover letter of 19 Jul 1953. ca 50 p. Box 18 (N. Africa), Engr Coll, Attic. Bayerlein, Fritz, et al. German Experiences in Desert Warfare During World War II. Foreign Mil Study P-129 suppl, USAREUR, 1952. 120 p. FgnMS. Concerns supply, esp water. Bykofsky, Joseph, and Larson, Harold. The Transportation Corps: Operations Overseas. In USAWWII series. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1957. 671 p. D769A533v5pt1v3. See Chaps IV & IX. Campbell, Levin H. "Death in the Desert from Careless Maintenance." Cav Jrnl 51 (Sep 1942): pp. 6-8. Per. Desert Warfare p.8 Davidson, William. "Desert Warfare: America Trains a New Kind of Army." Yank 1 (23 Sep 1942): pp. 5-7. Per. Describes the CA-AZ Desert Trng Area. Johnson, Drake & Pier, Inc. Middle East War Projects...1942-1943. NY: privately printed, 1943. 206 p. UG23J6. Photos, drawings, and text on construction contracted in various N. African-Mideast locales, incl Egyptian and S. African sites. "Libya: The Desert Rescue Team." After the Battle (No 51, 1986): pp. 1-7. Per. Brit Near East air search and rescue force. Motter, T.H.V. The Persian Corridor and Aid to Russia. In USAWWII series. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1952. 545 p. D769A533v7. Rainier, Peter W. Pipeline to Battle: An Engineer's Adventures With the British Eighth Army. NY: Random House, 1943. 302 p. D766.82R25. Ross, William F., and Romanus, Charles F. The Quartermaster Corps: Operations in the War Against Germany. In USAWWII series. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1965. 798 p. D769A533v6pt2v3. See index. "Technique of Desert Driving." Army Motors (May 1942): p. 47. Per. Thompson, George R., et al. The Signal Corps: The Test. In USAWWII series. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1957. 621 p. D769A533v6pt5v2. See Chap XII. U.S. Army Armored School. "Maintenance of Armor in World War II." Research report, Ft Knox, May 1950. 109 p. ARMS-RR49/50-Com26. See Chap 3 on N. Africa. U.S. Army. 402d Engr Water Supply Bn. "History of Events and Operations." Photostat of typescript. Africa, 1942-43. 24 p. Box 18, Engr Coll, Attic. _________. "Well-Drilling by 402d Engineer Water Supply Battalion." Memo, 22 Feb 1944. 13 p. Box 18, Engr Coll, Attic. _________. 517th Engr Water Supply Co. "Report on Well Drilling in North Africa." Typescript, 22 Mar 1944. 11 p. Box 14, Engr Coll, Attic. Desert Warfare p.9 U.S. Army Air Forces. Office of the Air Engr. Desert Camouflage. Wash, DC: GPO, 1943. 54 p. UG449U65. Text & photos, N.African examples. Wiltse, Charles M. The Medical Department: Medical Service in the Mediterranean and Minor Theaters. In USAWWII series. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1965. 664 p. D769A533v6pt4v2. See Chaps II & V.