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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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Autor principal: Harper, Glyn, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.