{"title":"German Afrika Korps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0288\/8306\/files\/Afrika-Korps-Palm-Tree_large.png?v=1532423584\" alt=\"DAK Palm Tree\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe armoured forces of the Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK) swept their way across the sands of the Western Desert in an armoured spearhead of Hanomags and Panzers III, under the command of Erwin Rommel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThey Battled their way across the Desert from Tobruk to El Alamein and back, in running battles with the British Desert Rats and Commonwealth troops, playing a deadly game of 'cat and mouse' amid the desolate dunes and wadis of North Africa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003eStart your desert force by choosing one of the great sets below, or follow the standard Reinforced Platoon structure (with unit options \u0026amp; points listed on pages 17 - 78 of your \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.warlordgames.com\/collections\/german-afrika-korps\/products\/armies-of-germany-2nd-edition\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Armies Of Gemany\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eArmies of Germany book\u003c\/a\u003e) to choose your force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"digital-bolt-action-campaign-western-desert-pdf","title":"Digital Bolt Action Campaign Western Desert PDF","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen compared to the enormous campaigns waged on the Eastern Front and in Western Europe during World War II, the struggle in North Africa between the British Commonwealth and the Axis might seem an unimportant sideshow. 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