[Latimer's] extensive research is evident both in the book's
organization and in the endnotes...This well-written and-organized
book is highly recommended.--Lt. Col. Charles M. Minyard"Library
Journal" (10/01/2002)
Jon Latimer's "Alamein" is the work of a former British Army
officer, a meticulous military history inclusive of accurate and
often hitherto unknown details. It is a classic, near-encyclopedic
reconstruction.--John Lukas"Los Angeles Times" (11/24/2002)
Latimer meticulously describes how, after a couple of dispiriting
years of desert warfare, British and Commonwealth forces achieved
in October 1942 the victory they craved over German and Italian
forces at El Alamein in Egypt.--Lawrence D. Freedman"Foreign
Affairs" (01/01/2003)
ÝLatimer's¨ extensive research is evident both in the book's
organization and in the endnotes...This well-written and-organized
book is highly recommended. -- Lt. Col. Charles M. Minyard "Library
Journal" (10/01/2002)
Exhaustively researched and comprehensive...ÝLatimer's¨ inclusion
of veterans' recollections and memoirs will grab the interest of
generalists looking for something more than simple war stories.
Latimer's critical but balanced view of Rommel, British general
Montgomery and others is welcome; the inclusion of their opinions
of, and dealings with, eachother are in keeping with the best
professional military history...All aspects of the battle are
covered...All well presented in a carefully crafted and exciting
style...Painstaking yet gripping, this should be the definitive
account of the battle itself for years to come.
Exhaustively researched and comprehensive...[Latimer's] inclusion
of veterans' recollections and memoirs will grab the interest of
generalists looking for something more than simple war stories.
Latimer's critical but balanced view of Rommel, British general
Montgomery and others is welcome; the inclusion of their opinions
of, and dealings with, eachother are in keeping with the best
professional military history...All aspects of the battle are
covered...All well presented in a carefully crafted and exciting
style...Painstaking yet gripping, this should be the definitive
account of the battle itself for years to come.
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
