The Battle for North Africa : El Alamein and the Turning Point for World War II /
"A well-researched and highly readable account of one of World War II's most important 'turning point' battles."--Jerry D. Morelock, Senior Editor at HistoryNet.com In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered...
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Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, Indiana :
Indiana University Press,
[2017]
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: the eyes of the whole world, watching anxiously
- The military background
- The first battle: July 1942
- Drastic and immediate changes
- Alam Halfa: Rommel's last attempt
- Preparations and plans
- Attempting the break-in
- Slugging it out
- Operation supercharge: the breakthrough
- Reflections and reputations.