Author: Strawson, John,
Title: EL ALAMEIN - Desert Victory.
Description: J. M.Dent, London, 1981, 1st edn., 191pp, numerous in text half tone photo ills. and line maps/diagrams, brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the background to the first major Allied victory of WW2 and an examination of the military and political benefits, with reminiscences from those British, German and Italian soldiers who took part in the Battle of El Alamein, not decisive in relation to the war itself but a turning point after months of German dominence and the recent losses in the Far East, tanning to edges, very slight bow to boards, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips with tiny nick upper edge, repaired to reverse, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

Keywords: war ww2 alamein western desert north africa egypt libya tunisia rommel montgomery 8th army


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