Penguin Specials are designed to fill a gap. Written to be read over a long commute or a short journey, they are original and exclusively in digital form. In this Special, Colin Smith and John Bierman make the battle of Alamein come alive.
A turning point in the Second World War, the battle of El Alamein was the culmination of a military campaign like no other. Fought across desolate arid terrain, the brutal fighting was matched by a camaraderie and respect between enemies as witnessed in no other theatre of war. Combining gritty personal testimonies with thorough journalistic investigation, John Bierman and Colin Smith present a compelling account of a ferocious but compassionate battle and a journey through the unforgiving North African landscape.
- ISBN10 0241962404
- ISBN13 9780241962404
- Publish Date 1 December 2011
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition Digital original
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 64
- Language English