We have a very daring and skillful opponent against us, and, may I say across the havoc of war, a great general. - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (speaking about German General Erwin Rommel before the House of Commons).

As 1941 opened Great Britain had its back against the wall. Thrown out of Europe by Germany, its military's only bright spot was defending Egypt against the Italians. Then Germany's General Erwin Rommel arrived in the desert and began the legend of the Africa Korps. Rommel came within miles of severing the colonial life line of the British and crippling its Empire.

Now you are in Command reliving the great campaigns of World War II desert warfare. Fast tanks, steady infantry and grand sweeping movements across the desert to trap and confuse your opponents were the tactics of the campaigns. But supply limits how far you can go and the choices you must make.

The game has the campaign game that covers the North Africa action from March 1941 through December 1942 and one shorter campaign game from January 1942 through December 1942.

The game uses the highly rated Holdfast Russia game system with short playing time, fog of war, easy to learn mechanics and deep strategy.