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Destiny in the Desert: The road to El Alamein - the Battle that Turned the Tide by Jonathan Dimbleby (Hardcover, 2012)

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It was the British victory at the Battle of El Alamein in November 1942 that inspired one of Churchill's most famous aphorisms: 'This is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end, but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning'. And yet the true significance of this iconic episode remains unrecognised. In this thrilling historical account, Jonathan Dimbleby describes the political and strategic realities that lay behind the battle, charting the nail-biting months that led to the victory at El Alamein in November 1942. It is a story of high drama, played out both in the war capitals of London, Washington, Berlin, Rome and Moscow, and at the front, in the command posts and foxholes in the desert. Destiny in the Desert is about politicians and generals, diplomats, civil servants and soldiers. It is about forceful characters and the tensions and rivalries between them. Drawing on official records and the personal insights of those involved at every level, Dimbleby creates a vivid portrait of a struggle which for Churchill marked the turn of the tide - and which for the soldiers on the ground involved fighting and dying in a foreign land.

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Publisher
Profile Books
ISBN-13
9781846684449
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117379999

Product Key Features

Author
Jonathan Dimbleby
Publication Name
Destiny in the Desert: the Road to El Alamein-The Battle That Turned the Tide
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
544 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
240mm
Item Width
162mm
Item Weight
889g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Jonathan Dimbleby
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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