Was the Afrika Korps worth it?

Was it worth it to send the Afrika Korps at all? In this video we look at the Mediterranean Campaign in World War 2, which is usually overshadowed by the "Desert Warfare" between Rommel and Montgomery.

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Ball, Simon: The Mediterranean and North Africa, 1940-1944, in: Cambridge History of the Second World War – Volume I, p. 358-388

Preston, Paul: Spain: betting on a Nazi victory; in: Cambridge History of the Second World War: Volume II: Politics & Ideology, p. 324-349

Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg, Band 3: Der Mittelmeerraum und Südosteuropa 1940-1941 (English Version below)
ENGLISH VERSION: Germany and the Second World War, Volume 3, The Mediterranean, South-east Europe, and North Africa, 1939-1941

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