THE DESERT EPIC, THE BRITISH 8TH ARMY (VOLUME I)
THE DESERT EPIC, THE BRITISH 8TH ARMY (VOLUME I)

THE DESERT EPIC, THE BRITISH 8TH ARMY (VOLUME I)

L20210175
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The British 8th Army in the desert

The defining, almost iconic experience of the British Army during the Second World War remains the confrontation that entered history under the name of the "Desert War."

The aura of the 8th Army is unmatched among the British armies of the Second World War. Only the reputation of the 21st Army Group that landed in Normandy in 1944 surpasses it.

The 8th Army, crowned with the victory of El Alamein, is a central actor in the epic of the Desert War. This army is unlike any other. From the summer of 1940 to November 1942, it was the only British army fighting the Wehrmacht on land. It fought on an original theatre of operations, which made it unique. The desert, the palm trees, the exoticism… the Desert War exudes an uncommon scent of adventure rare in accounts of the Second World War.

 

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Author 1
Benoit Rondeau
Publication date
October 2021
Pages
184
Illustrations
Approx. 200 photos
Cover
Paperback
Language
French
Publisher
YSEC EDITIONS
EAN
9782846733731

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