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Destiny in the Desert The road to El Alamein - the Battle that Turned the Tide

It was the British victory at the Battle of El Alamein in November 1942 that inspired one of Churchill's most famous aphorisms: 'This is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end, but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning'. And yet the true significance of this iconic ep...

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Main Author:	Dimbleby, Jonathan (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London Profile book 2012
Subjects:	El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942 World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Egypt
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