Pendulum of war : the three battles of El Alamein / Niall Barr
First Edition Hardcover London : J. Cape, 2004
Book Publishing Details
| Author: | Barr, Niall |
| Full title: | Pendulum of war : the three battles of El Alamein / Niall Barr |
| Publisher: | London : J. Cape, 2004 |
| Edition: | First Edition |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 022406195X |
| EAN: | 9780224061957 |
| Book ID: | 338015 |
Comments & Item Features
First Edition. Language: English. ISBN: 022406195X. EAN: 9780224061957.
Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.
Physical description; xliii, 531 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. [496]-508) and index. Contents; 1. War in the desert -- 2. The swing of the pendulum -- 3. The armies at El Alamein -- 4. The crucial day -- 5. Ruweisat ridge -- 6. Tel el Eisa -- 7. Raw bacon -- 8. Ruin ridge -- 9. Operation splendour -- 10. Emasculation -- 11. Interregnum -- 12. The six days' race -- 13. The crest of a wave -- 14. 'Born for this battle' -- 15. Operation lightfoot -- 16. Battle without hope -- 17. 'Round and round the Mulberry Bush' -- 18. Operation supercharge -- 19. Ring out the bells! Subjects; Rommel, Erwin (1891-1944). Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre (1884-1981). Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery Viscount (1887-1976). Auchinleck, Claude Sir. Rommel, Erwin (1891-1944). Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery Viscount (1887-1976). Rommel, Erwin (1891-1944). Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre (1884-1981). Great Britain. Army. Army, Eighth History. El Alamein, Battle of (Egypt : 1942). World War II (1939-1945). El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942. World War II, (1939-1945) Campaigns Egypt Western Desert. History / Military / General. Military campaigns. Technology & Engineering / Military Science. History / Military / World War II. Second World War. Theory of warfare & military science. European history. El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942. World War, (1939-1945) Campaigns Egypt Western Desert. Egypt. El Alamein. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.
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Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.
Physical description; xliii, 531 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. [496]-508) and index. Contents; 1. War in the desert -- 2. The swing of the pendulum -- 3. The armies at El Alamein -- 4. The crucial day -- 5. Ruweisat ridge -- 6. Tel el Eisa -- 7. Raw bacon -- 8. Ruin ridge -- 9. Operation splendour -- 10. Emasculation -- 11. Interregnum -- 12. The six days' race -- 13. The crest of a wave -- 14. 'Born for this battle' -- 15. Operation lightfoot -- 16. Battle without hope -- 17. 'Round and round the Mulberry Bush' -- 18. Operation supercharge -- 19. Ring out the bells! Subjects; Rommel, Erwin (1891-1944). Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre (1884-1981). Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery Viscount (1887-1976). Auchinleck, Claude Sir. Rommel, Erwin (1891-1944). Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery Viscount (1887-1976). Rommel, Erwin (1891-1944). Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre (1884-1981). Great Britain. Army. Army, Eighth History. El Alamein, Battle of (Egypt : 1942). World War II (1939-1945). El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942. World War II, (1939-1945) Campaigns Egypt Western Desert. History / Military / General. Military campaigns. Technology & Engineering / Military Science. History / Military / World War II. Second World War. Theory of warfare & military science. European history. El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942. World War, (1939-1945) Campaigns Egypt Western Desert. Egypt. El Alamein. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.
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Size of Item & Shipped Weight
Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.
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