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El Alamein 1942

By Erwin , Battistelli , Bernard Law Montgomery;Rommel , Pier Paolo;Montgomery of Alamein

Book information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9780752468488, 9780752468495, 0752468480
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (5345946 bytes)
Series
Battle story
Pages
illustrations, maps\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

What happened and why at one of the most decisive World War II victoriesThe Second Battle of El Alamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. El Alamein saw two of the greatest generals of the war pitted against each other: Rommel and Montgomery. Through key profiles and a chapter devoted to the armies, this book 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, offering the reader a clear insight into why what happened in this remote part Egypt was so central to the Allied cause.

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