El Alamein 1942
Turning Point in the Desert
$56.77
- Hardcover
257 pages
- Release Date
13 September 2017
Summary
The Battle of El Alamein is well established as a pivotal moment of the Second World War. Following the wildly fluctuating fortunes of the opposing sides, there was a real risk that Rommel’s Afrika Korps and his Italian allies would break through and seize Cairo with catastrophic strategic and political implications for the Allies.
That this never happened is, of course, well known but, as this highly readable yet authoritative work reveals, there were moments of extreme peril and anx…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526700797 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1526700794 |
| Author: | Richard Doherty |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 257 |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 661g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
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Richard Doherty
Richard Doherty is recognised as Ireland’s leading military history author with 18 published works to his credit. Those in print with Pen and Sword include The Thin Green Line, The History of the RUC GC, In the Ranks of Death, Helmand Mission, British Armoured Divisions and Their Commanders, Eighth Army in Italy, and Victory in Italy. He has also worked on TV historical series including The Sons of Ulster and The Siege Chronicles and is in demand as a speaker and lecturer.
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