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Following his acclaimed history of the Battle of Britain, Bungay now turns his attention to the other great British triumph of the Second World War - El Alamein. In the North African desert in autumn 1942, the British Eighth Army under General Montgomery defeated Rommel's Afrika Korps in an epic battle. For anyone who has any military experience or memories of the Second World War this is an unputdownable account. Indeed, it should be required reading for everyone, especially for the fourth chapter, entitled 'The Soldiers' War', which provides a graphic and realistic account of the conditions experienced by front-line troops. This book is not just an account of a battle, but provides a broad sweep of the events which led up to it, and a less sweeping account of its aftermath. It also puts the whole desert war in perspective in relation to the war as a whole. Bungay shows how compared with the Wehrmacht the British (and Commonwealth) armies were ill-prepared and undertrained. Montgomery was a prickly egotist, and few will disagree with Bungay's critical summation, but none who encountered him will ever forget his dynamic and inspiring leadership. His ruthless weeding out of the incompetent went far below senior commanders and transformed the Eighth Army. While Rommel was expert at exploiting opportunity, Montgomery's genius lay not only in his preparation for battle, but in sticking to his intentions. Of course, and quite rightly, much is made here of supplies and air superiority, but in the end battles are won by the bloody clash of infantry. If there is a criticism to be made of this gripping analysis, it is in a neglect of those whose bayonets and raw courage actually did the job. The British soldier, at the worst of times, never lost confidence in his own ability, only in those who led him. Montgomery restored his belief. This is a brilliant account of Alamein and all the issues surrounding it - political, military and technological. Highly recommended. (Kirkus UK) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Jonathan Spencer-Payne, Bookseller magazine, 29 March 2002
A fascinatingly detailed account. I found all the interweaving events that made up this conflict very illuminating. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Following his acclaimed history of the Battle of Britain, Bungay now turns his attention to the other great British triumph of the Second World War - El Alamein. In the North African desert in autumn 1942, the British Eighth Army under General Montgomery defeated Rommel's Afrika Korps in an epic battle. For anyone who has any military experience or memories of the Second World War this is an unputdownable account. Indeed, it should be required reading for everyone, especially for the fourth chapter, entitled 'The Soldiers' War', which provides a graphic and realistic account of the conditions experienced by front-line troops. This book is not just an account of a battle, but provides a broad sweep of the events which led up to it, and a less sweeping account of its aftermath. It also puts the whole desert war in perspective in relation to the war as a whole. Bungay shows how compared with the Wehrmacht the British (and Commonwealth) armies were ill-prepared and undertrained. Montgomery was a prickly egotist, and few will disagree with Bungay's critical summation, but none who encountered him will ever forget his dynamic and inspiring leadership. His ruthless weeding out of the incompetent went far below senior commanders and transformed the Eighth Army. While Rommel was expert at exploiting opportunity, Montgomery's genius lay not only in his preparation for battle, but in sticking to his intentions. Of course, and quite rightly, much is made here of supplies and air superiority, but in the end battles are won by the bloody clash of infantry. If there is a criticism to be made of this gripping analysis, it is in a neglect of those whose bayonets and raw courage actually did the job. The British soldier, at the worst of times, never lost confidence in his own ability, only in those who led him. Montgomery restored his belief. This is a brilliant account of Alamein and all the issues surrounding it - political, military and technological. Highly recommended. (Kirkus UK) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Jonathan Spencer-Payne, Bookseller magazine, 29 March 2002
A fascinatingly detailed account. I found all the interweaving events that made up this conflict very illuminating. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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