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  • Title The Battle for North Africa: El Alamein and the Turning Point for World War II
  • Author Glyn Harper
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Indiana University Press
  • Date 2017-09-22
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780253031426 / 0253031427
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.2 x 1 in (22.86 x 15.75 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: Germany
    • Cultural Region: North Africa
  • Library of Congress subjects El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017019231
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.542

About the author

Glyn Harper is author of many books, including Acts of Valour (with Colin Richardson), Johnny Enzed, and Images of War. He is Professor of War Studies at Massey University in New Zealand, and Massey Project Manager of the "New Zealand and the First World War" Centenary History Project.

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Hardback. New. In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most of Europe, and pushed into North Africa. As the Allies scrambled to counter the Axis armies, the British Eighth Army confronted the experienced Afrika Corps, led by German field marshal Erwin Rommel, in three battles at El Alamein. In the first battle, the Eighth Army narrowly halted the advance of the Germans during the summer of 1942. However, the stalemate left Nazi troops within striking distance of the Suez Canal, which would provide a critical tactical advantage to the controlling force. War historian Glyn Harper dives into the story, vividly narrating the events, strategies, and personalities surrounding the battles and paying particular attention to the Second Battle of El Alamein, a crucial turning point in the war that would be described by Winston Churchill as "the end of the beginning." Moving beyond a simple narrative of the conflict, The… Read More
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