Alamein - Great Battles

Informationen zum Autor Simon Ball holds the chair of International History and Politics at the University of Leeds. He was previously Professor of Contemporary History and Head of Humanities at the University of Glasgow. He is the editor of War in History, the world's leading academic journal devoted to the study of war in all its aspects, and his previous publications include The Guardsman: Harold Macmillan, Three Friends and the World they Made (2004) and The Bitter Sea: The Struggle for Mastery in the Mediterranean, 1935-1949 (2009). Klappentext The story of Alamein - one of the pivotal battles of the Second World War, but also one of the most hotly debated in the years since: how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it means for us today. Zusammenfassung The story of Alamein - one of the pivotal battles of the Second World War, but also one of the most hotly debated in the years since: how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it means for us today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1: Names 2: Alamein Unplugged 3: Prisoners 4: Correspondents 5: Generals 6: Soldiers 7: Tacticians 8: Strategists 9: Conclusion Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Simon Ball, Simon (Professor of International History an Ball, Ball Simon
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.08.2016
• EAN: 9780199682034
• ISBN: 978-0-19-968203-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: GREAT BATTLES
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / General, Egypt, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Africa / North, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), African History, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General