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Desert War (film)
Desert War may refer to: * Desert warfare * Desert War (horse) Desert War was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse gelding that won six Group one (G1) races including the Epsom Handicap (twice), Chipping Norton Stakes, LKS Mackinnon Stakes, AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Ranvet Stakes. He is a big brown ..., an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse * North African Campaign, during the Second World War * The Desert War, in Egypt and Libya during the Second World War * Western Desert Campaign, in Egypt and Libya during the Second World War * '' Desert War: Tactical Warfare in North Africa'', a 1973 board wargame simulating the North African Campaign of WWII {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Warfare
In desert warfare, the heat and lack of water can sometimes be more dangerous than the enemy. The desert terrain is the second most inhospitable to troops following a cold environment. The lack of water, extremes of heat/cold, and lack of cover make it hard for troops to survive. Properties and tactics The barrenness of the desert makes the capture of key cities essential to ensure the ability to maintain control over important resources (primarily clean water) and being able to keep a military well supplied. As such, this makes sieges in conventional warfare a more frequent occurrence as the defender often prepares entrenched positions to protect the cities that they are supplied from. Camouflage and cover Many deserts have limited amounts of noticeable landmarks and which can make maneuvering through a desert a logistical nightmare. Mobility Mobility is essential to a successful desert war. This explains the heavy use of armour in battles such as El Alamein in the Second Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert War (horse)
Desert War was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse gelding that won six Group one (G1) races including the Epsom Handicap (twice), Chipping Norton Stakes, LKS Mackinnon Stakes, AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Ranvet Stakes. He is a big brown gelding weighing over 600 kg, that has a star and a white sock on his near (left) hind leg. He was sired by Desert King who won the Irish Derby Stakes and Irish 2,000 Guineas and was the sire of 13 stakeswinners with 34 stakeswins including Makybe Diva (GB). Desert King was inbred to Northern Dancer in the third generation (3m x 4f). Desert War’s dam was High Heels (by Canny Lad) who is the dam of nine named horses, but Desert War is her only stakes winner. Racing record Trained by Gai Waterhouse Gabriel Marie "Gai" Waterhouse (née Smith; born 2 September 1954) is an Australian horse trainer and businesswoman. The daughter of Tommy J. Smith, a leading trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses, Waterhouse was born and raised in Sydn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
