The book is part of the After the Battle series and was written by Jean Paul Pallud. The Desert War covers the North Africa campaigns of WWII from June 1940 till the allied victory in May 1943, and the German Infantry and Artillery from 1939 to the end of the war. The book covers all the action and has pictures of the locations during WWII and present day as a comparison.

I really wanted to review this book as my Father served in the Royal Tank Corp in North Africa from 1942 till the end of the North Africa campaign, then shipped to Italy. This subject was close to my heart and my passion for this era.

Picking it up, the book is big and impressive. The detail in the book is incredible and covers the whole period in concise and organized fashion. The photos from the actual time of the events compared to the present really draw you into this book, and I could not put it down!

I would say that I have not seen 99% of the wartime pictures before so that itself is impressive.

The personal collection of photos taken by Jean Paul Pallud of locations as they are now are excellent, and help show how much has changed yet still recognize the location.

I must admit I was amazed at the content of the photos. Rather than just describing the history and campaigns, the book shows the men and conditions, which it does very well. So now I am on the hunt for a model kit of the Raupenschlepper to do a diorama based on a picture within this book.

I cannot recommend this book enough!

Thanks go to Casemate Publishing / Pen & Sword for providing this book to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it.