Pendulum Of War
Three Battles at El Alamein
$45.78
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2005
Summary
A compelling history of a crucial turning point in the Second World War, which also provides a detailed picture of the British Army at a critical stage in its fight against Hitler’s Germany.In late June 1942, the dispirited and defeated British Eighth Army was pouring back towards the tiny railway halt of El Alamein in the western desert of Egypt. Tobruk had fallen and Eighth Army had suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Rommel’s Panzerarmee Afrika. Yet just five months later, the fa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780712668279 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0712668276 |
| Author: | Niall Barr |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Imprint: | Pimlico |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2005 |
| Weight: | 401g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 35mm |
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Excellent…a sophisticated, compelling and immensely readable account… Thoroughly researched, controversial, convincing… military history at its best
Excellent…a sophisticated, compelling and immensely readable account… Thoroughly researched, controversial, convincing… military history at its best * Daily Express *There is no doubting the author’s immense scholarship… He has a first-class understanding of strategy and tactics – Simon Heffer * Literary Review *Deserves to become the standard work on the desert war in 1942 – Richard Holmes
About The Author
Niall Barr
Dr Niall Barr is a Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies, King’s College London, based at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham. Educated at the University of St Andrews, he previously taught military history at Sandhurst. He has published widely on British military history and has conducted numerous battlefield tours, including three to El Alamein. He is married with two children and lives in Oxfordshire.
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