El Alamein

The Battle that Turned the Tide of the Second World War

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Description

El Alamein, Britain's victory in the deserts of North Africa in 1942, was the first major reversal of fortunes for Hitler's Third Reich.

Before the Battle of El Alamein in 1942, the British had never won a major battle on land against the Germans; nor indeed had anyone else. Drawing on a remarkable array of first-hand accounts, this book reveals the personal experiences of those on the frontline and provides fascinating details of how the war was actually fought. It also includes analysis of the strategic decisions made by the generals.

El Alamein is the story of exactly how a seemingly beaten and demoralized army turned near-defeat into victory in a little over four months of protracted and bloody fighting in the harsh North African desert.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface

Chapter One: The Road
Chapter Two: An Oasis of Calm
Chapter Three: Diminishing Returns
Chapter Four: The Little Man With White Knobbly Knees
Chapter Five: Summer Madness
Chapter Six: Something Old, Something New
Chapter Seven: An End Has a Start
Chapter Eight: Attrition
Chapter Nine: 'La Caduta Degli Dei'
Conclusion: The End Of The Beginning

Order Of Battle
Glossary Of Terms and Abbreviations
Endnotes
Select Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published Jun 20 2012
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 344
ISBN 9781780964522
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Bryn Hammond

Bryn Hammond is a member of the British Commission…

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