Alamein / Simon Ball.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ball, Simon, author.

Series:

Great battles (Oxford University Press)

Great battles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

The world's most important battles-and the long historical shadows they have cast, The story of Alamein, one of the pivotal battles of the Second World War, but also one of the most hotly debated in the years since: how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it means for us today. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Names 1

2 Alamein Unplugged 11

3 Prisoners 45

4 Correspondents 64

5 Generals 81

6 Soldiers 108

7 Tacticians 139

8 Strategists 162

9 Conclusion 184.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-235) and index.

ISBN:

9780199682034

0199682038

OCLC:

933337414

Publisher Number:

99969600003