From the climactic battle of Alamein, where Allied forces handed the Nazis their first major defeat, to the remarkable story of LAszlA3 Almasy, who became the basis for the romantic English patient in Michael Ondaatjeas novel, the story of this crucial WWII campaign is panoramic in scope and peopled by some of the most famous figures in the war. Drawing extensively on primary documentary sources and interviews with surviving veterans, award-winning journalists John Bierman and Colin Smith present a superb account of this ...
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From the climactic battle of Alamein, where Allied forces handed the Nazis their first major defeat, to the remarkable story of LAszlA3 Almasy, who became the basis for the romantic English patient in Michael Ondaatjeas novel, the story of this crucial WWII campaign is panoramic in scope and peopled by some of the most famous figures in the war. Drawing extensively on primary documentary sources and interviews with surviving veterans, award-winning journalists John Bierman and Colin Smith present a superb account of this extraordinary episode, remembered as a awar without hatea for the willingness by both sides to adhere to accepted notions of afair playa and the mutual respect and camaraderie that evolved between the combatants. This riveting account is military history at its best.
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Photo and Drawings. Very Good. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. This is a tight clean copy but for remnants of a price sticker, and. remainder mark. 478pp including index. A digital image can be made available.
