Destiny in the desert : the road to El Alamein - the battle that turned the tide
Dimbleby, Jonathan2013
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The British victory at the Battle of El Alamein in 1942 inspired Churchill to say: 'It is not the end, nor is it the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning'. In this text, Jonathan Dimbleby describes the political & strategic realities that lay behind the battle, charting the nail-biting months that led to the victory.
Main title:
Destiny in the desert : the road to El Alamein - the battle that turned the tide / Jonathan Dimbleby.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2013.
Collation:
xxiv, 532 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2012.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781846684456 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.542321940.542321940.5423
Local class:
940.542321
Language:
English
BRN:
2108385