Bolt Action British 8th Army Commonwealth Infantry Miniatures

Bolt Action

Listing Template 2018\n\n--Home\n\n--About Us\n\n--Latest Items\n\n--View Feedback\n\n--Add to Favourites\n\n--Contact Us\n\nDescription\n\nFormed from the Western Desert Force in 1941, the British 8th Army comprised men from across the British Commonwealth - British, New Zealanders, Australians, Indians and South Africans. Following early successes against the Italians in North Africa, the 8th Army suddenly faced a new, more deadly foe - the Deutsches Afrika Korps led by their mercurial commander, Erwin Rommel. Thus began a series of operations with Allied and Axis forces being pushed back hundreds of miles only to regain that territory and more with battles at El Alamein, Tobruk and Beda Fomm becoming legendary. With the Allied victory in North Africa the fighting soon encompassed Tunisia and then the very heartland of Italy itself.\n\nStruggling against the oppressive daytime heat, choking dust and freezing cold nights in addition to battling their German and Italian opponents thes