Air power and mines played major roles and more than 1000 tanks destroyed, tanks were now relegated from queen of the battlefield down to bishop of the battlefield. Over 300,000 soldiers involved and after 2 weeks nearly 74000 were dead and wounded fought in a desert without any civilians it was just a true battle of soldiers against soldiers which was uncommon in world war two on this scale, and duration. Told in a story format built up from memoirs, letters, interviews of the actual combatants from German, Italian, Britain, New Zealand and many others, as a standalone book deals in majority with the second battle of Alamein. Its harrowing, gritty close up action with white knuckled moments with sheer terror encounters. As title says a turning point in world war 2 another being Stalingrad anyway the characters were all real except the American red cross guys, kind of a fly on the wall kind of thing, Just a special part of history New Zealand won't forget because of our involment told in a way our grandfathers never would. Told in a story format built up from mem Alamein: The Turning Point of World War Two, Iain Gale. moreĪlamein: The Turning Point of World War Two, Iain Gale. Highly recommended, for this is a terrific standalone retelling about the Battle of Alamein, and that's why I like to call this book: "A Fantastic El Alamein Read"!. Its the Battle of Alamein, which will be fought between the famous German battle Commander, Rommel, against the new and untested British Commander, Montgomery, and this Battle will take eleven days before its decided in a British and its allies victory.Īll in all this is a wonderful retelling of that famous Battle of El Alamein, brought to us by the author in a most captivating and fascinating fashion, and where we will see the flow of the battle, the strategies, the individual actions, the fear, the determination and the courage from both sides in a truly amazing picture. This famous WWII Battle will turn events in the North of Africa, through desert winds and sandstorms in favour of the British and its allies. This tale is brought to us through the eyes of seven characters, almost all of them real people, from a major in the Scottish Brigade, a young Lieutenant in the thick of a tank battle, an Australian Sergeant with the Infantry, a tank Commander of the Panzer Division, and an Italian Commander of the Parachute Battalion, to name a few of them. This famous WWII Battle will turn events in the North of Afr Read this book in 2010, and its a standalone book about the Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. Read this book in 2010, and its a standalone book about the Battle of El Alamein in October 1942.
It was a battle of strong characters: the famous battle commander Rommel and the relatively untested new British commander, Montgomery, leading men who fought through an extraordinary eleven day battle, in an unforgiving terrain, amid the swirling sandstorms and the desert winds.more It was in North Africa that the stand was made, that the tide of World War II began to turn.
In October 1942, Britain and its allies were in real difficulties: Germany and its Axis partners seemed to be triumphant everywhere-in Europe, in Russia, in the Atlantic and were now poised to take the Suez Canal.
It was in North Africa that the stand was made, that the tide of World War II There are some battles that change the course of history: Alamein is one of those. There are some battles that change the course of history: Alamein is one of those.
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