# Great Battles: The Battle of Alamein

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- Authors: [Colin Smith](https://www.bookquiver.com/colin-smith), [John Bierman](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-bierman)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2011-12-01

## Description

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.

## Editions

### Great Battles: The Battle of Alamein

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-02-4196-240-4
- Published: 2011-12-01
- Language: en_GB