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Iconic battle, extreme peril, bold decisions, ultimate victory in the desert.

El Alamein 1942

Turning Point in the Desert

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  • Hardcover

    257 pages

  • Release Date

    13 September 2017

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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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El Alamein 1942 by Richard Doherty - ISBN: 9781526700797
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About The Author

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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