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Author : Jon Latimer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0674010167
It also changed the way the British Army fought, using concentrated artillery on a scale not seen since 1918 to break through Axis defences built in depth."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Stephen Bungay
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781311608
From the author of The Most Dangerous Enemy, a study of the history, strategy, and logistics of the pivotal World War II battles at El Alamein. El Alamein was the Second World War land battle Britain had to win. By the summer of 1942 Rommel’s German forces were threatening to sweep through the Western Desert and drive on to the Suez Canal, and Britain desperately needed a victory. In July, Rommel was halted. Then, in October, after twelve days of attritional fighting, Montgomery’s Eighth Army broke through the German and Italian lines at El Alamein. It was a turning-point in the war after which, in Churchill’s words, “we never had a defeat.” Stephen Bungay’s superbly readable narrative complements his definitive study of the Battle of Britain, The Most Dangerous Enemy, illuminating every aspect of this most famous episode of the Desert War, from the crucial logistics of keeping the distant armies supplied to the terror of battle in tormenting heat that was the soldier’s war. Praise for Alamein “Terse and brilliantly written by a thorough master of his subject.” —John Lukacs, Los Angeles Times “A brilliant balance between lucid analysis and piquant detail . . . masterly chapters.” —Lawrence James, Daily Mail (UK) “A broad and pacy overview in a short compass.” —Hew Strachan, Times Literary Supplement (UK)
Author : Simon Ball
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191504631
El Alamein was one of the pivotal battles of the Second World War, fought by armies and air forces on the cutting edge of military technology. Yet Alamein has always had a patchy reputation - with many commentators willing to knock its importance. This book explains just why El Alamein is such a controversial battle. Based on an intensive reading of the contemporary sources, in particular the extensive and recently declassified British bugging of Axis prisoners of war, military historian Simon Ball turns Alamein on its head, explaining it as a cultural defeat for Britain. Alamein is a military history of the battle - showing how different it looks stripped of later cultural excrescences. But it also shows how 'Alamein culture' saturated the post-war world, when archival sources mingled with film, novels, magazines, popular histories, and the rest of Alamein's footprint. Whether you are interested in the battle itself or its cultural afterlife, if you have an opinion about Alamein, you'll question it after reading this book.
Author : Pier Paolo Battistelli
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459734128
The story of one of the most important battles of the Second World War between two of its greatest generals is expertly related and explained by a leading historian, with detailed illustrations and supplementary facts.
Author : Michael Carver
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : El Alamayn, Battle of, Egypt, 1942
ISBN : 1840222204
Desert War; Ørkenkrigsførelse; Cairo; Alam el Halfa; Stumme; Kidney Ridge; Allierede Styrker; Bir Khalda; 10th Armoured Divisions; New Zealand Division; 9th Australian Division; 7th Armoured Division; 10th Corps; 24 Australian Brigade; 8th Armoured Brigade; 21st Panzer Division; Galal; Fuka; Tel el Aqqaqir; Briggs, R.; Currie, J.; Lumsden, H.; Harding, A.F.; Freyberg, B.C.
Author : Richard Doherty
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526700810
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 Rommels 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 anxiety.Churchills bold, nay desperate, decisions concerning key appointments, Montgomerys stubborn refusal to be rushed, Rommels chronic logistic problems and critical air superiority are all examined in expert detail. The authors description of the actual fighting is brought to life by personal accounts as well as his complete grasp of the plan and tactics involved.The result, seventy-five years on, is a delightfully fresh and fascinating account of one of the iconic battles, not just of the War but in military history.
Author : Pier Paolo Battistelli
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752468488
The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. El Alamein saw tow of the greatest generals of the war pitted against each other: Rommel and Montgomery. Through key profiles and a chapter devoted to 'The Armies' Battle Story: El Alamein explores what made these men inspired leaders and what led to their respective defeat and victory. Montgomery's success ensured that the Axis army was unable to occupy Egypt and therefore gain control of the Suez Canal or the Middle Eastern oil fields, thereby preventing a major source of income and power for them. The background and impact of the battle are explored in separate chapters, so offering the reader a clear insight into why what happened in this remote part of Egypt was so central to the Allied cause. Through quotes and maps the text explore the unfolding action of the battle and puts the reader on the frontline. If you truly want to understand what happened and why - read Battle Story.
Author : Fred Majdalany
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003-02-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0812218507
"Majdalany recounts the battle with the clarity of full comprehension."--
Author : John Sadler
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445609652
The epic battle in Egypt between Britain's 'Desert Rats' and the Axis forces led by Rommel, the 'Desert Fox'.
Author : Bryn Hammond
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964522
Before the Battle of El Alamein in 1942, the British had never won a major battle on land against the Germans; nor indeed had anyone else. Drawing on a remarkable array of first-hand accounts, this book reveals the personal experiences of those on the frontline and provides fascinating details of how the war was actually fought. It also includes analysis of the strategic decisions made by the generals. El Alamein 1942 is the story of exactly how a seemingly beaten and demoralized army turned near-defeat into victory in a little over four months of protracted and bloody fighting in the harsh North African desert.
Author : Jon Diamond
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399072083
The 80th Anniversary of the historic final Battle of El Alamein is the ideal time to study the events leading up to General Bernard Montgomery’s famous victory over Field Marshal Rommel’s Panzerarmee Africa in Autumn 1942. Four months earlier after the loss of Tobruk , Rommel’s forces were in the ascendancy. Prime Minister Winston Churchill removed General Auchinleck from Command of Eighth Army and appointed Bernard Montgomery in his place. After the successful defense of Alam El Halfa Ridge in late August and early September ended Rommel’s inexorable advance, Montgomery set in train plans for the set piece offensive campaign at El Alamein which took place between 23 October and 4 November 1942. The stakes could not have been higher. Had Rommel broken through the Allied defenses in Summer 1942 or Montgomery’s forces not overwhelmed the German and Italian armies at El Alamein, Egypt and the Suez Canal would have fallen to the Nazis. Instead, the victory at El Alamein proved to be the turning point of the War against Hitler and led to the victory in North Africa
Author : Jill Mary Edwards
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9789774165818
From the ongoing Italian geomorphic study of the Alamein arena to individual memories of non-combatant Alexandrians, from the Free French to the seasoned colonial forces of Australia, India, New Zealand, and South Africa, and from vital naval engagements and the siege of Malta to the study of Rommel's leadership and the Churchill-Montgomery duo, this book offers a detailed yet broad reassessment of the complexities of the war in North Africa between 1941 and 1943, its technology, philosophy, military doctrine, strategy, tactics, logistics, and the associated local and international politics.
Author : Field Marshal Viscount Bernard Law Montgomery of Alamein KG GCB DSO PC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782898399
[Illustrated with 16 highly detailed maps of the actions] Field Marshal Montgomery commanded the Eighth Army from 13th August 1942 until the 31st December 1943, and the 21st Army Group from 1st January 1944 until the German surrender on the 5th May, 1945. Whilst in command of the British Army of the Rhine, in occupation of Germany, shortly after the end of the Second World War Montgomery set out to record the exploits and victories of the troops under his command. Both this volume and its companion volume, Normandy to the Rhine, are superb examples of military history as presented by one of the greatest generals to command victorious armies in the field. The texts are taken from his personal war diaries and are distinguished by his incisive style. The whole strategy and course of these two campaigns are presented to the reader with great clarity and accuracy. El Alamein to the River Sangro is as he himself writes ‘... an authoritative account of the activities of the Eighth Army in the days of its greatest, successes’. El Alamein was the turning point in the war: from that momentous battle the tide against Germany turned. During the time the Eighth Army was commanded by Monty it lost not a single action, and when Monty was transferred to Europe in December 1943, Winston Churchill wrote to him: ‘The immortal march of the Eighth Army from the gates of Cairo along the African shore, through Sicily, has now carried its ever victorious soldiers far into Italy towards the gates of Rome. The scene changes and vastly expands. A great task accomplished gives place to a greater, in which the same unfailing spirit will win for all true men a full and glorious reward.’
Author : Iain Gale
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007278671
Alamein was the first British victory of the WW II. Churchill famously described it as 'the end of the beginning'. It marked the turning point and was hugely important for morale. It was also the real victory before the US joined in. The author recreates this great battle as seen through the eyes of the German, Italian and allied.
Author : Bryn Hammond
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964539
El Alamein, Britain's victory in the deserts of North Africa in 1942, was the first major reversal of fortunes for Hitler's Third Reich. Before the Battle of El Alamein in 1942, the British had never won a major battle on land against the Germans; nor indeed had anyone else. Drawing on a remarkable array of first-hand accounts, this book reveals the personal experiences of those on the frontline and provides fascinating details of how the war was actually fought. It also includes analysis of the strategic decisions made by the generals. El Alamein is the story of exactly how a seemingly beaten and demoralized army turned near-defeat into victory in a little over four months of protracted and bloody fighting in the harsh North African desert.