The presentation on Tobruk was well done. I especially appreciated the improvised use of the chalkboard. I'll admit that I thought it looked kinda funny at first, but it ended up working pretty well. It served to illustrate the larger point that the battles waged in North Africa were indeed important, and also very back and forth.
The El Alamein presentation had many of the same strengths (it did lack the chalkboard, though). Once again, it was well demonstrated both that the tide of battle swayed all across the desert, and (perhaps more importantly) why the battled swayed when and how it did.
Despite the impressive and thorough job done by the presenters, I still have one question. Why is it that Erwin Rommel is one of the biggest names of WWII? It seems that anyone who knows much of anything about WWII knows of the Desert Fox. I suppose I should clarify that I know of his multiple successes. My more specific query, then, is what was it about Rommel that allowed him to be as successful as he was? Tactics? Moxy? Luck? And specifics would be appreciated.
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