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Ball Simon |
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Titolo |
Alamein / / Simon Ball ; foreword, Hew Strachan |
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Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (275 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942 |
Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Great Battles: Alamein; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Maps; Abbreviations; 1: Names; 2: Alamein Unplugged; 3: Prisoners; 4: Correspondents; 5: Generals; 6: Soldiers; 7: Tacticians; 8: Strategists; 9: Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Bibliography; Manuscript Sources; London, The National Archives (TNA); Cambridge, The Churchill Archives Centre (CAC) (Online); Hyde Park, NY, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Archive (FDR Library) (Online) |
Leeds, Brotherton Library, University of LeedsLondon, Imperial War Museum (IWM); London, Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives (LHCMA), King's College London; Manchester, John Rylands Library (JRL), University of Manchester; Films; Newspapers & Magazines; Books and Articles; Picture Acknowledgements; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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