by Jon Latimer · Círculo De Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467210835
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«El Alamein» is the historical essay by Jon Latimer, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (624 pages, in Spanish).
The work reconstructs the Battle of El Alamein of 1942, in North Africa, where the British army obtained its first major victory over the Axis forces. Latimer combines military strategy with testimonies of anonymous soldiers who fought amid the heat and sand, offering a close-up view of a decisive episode.
Edition with illustrated dust jacket. Translation by Gerardo Di Masso. Includes plates with maps, bibliography and indexes. Published in February 2005.
For readers interested in military history and the Second World War, especially for the soldiers' testimonies from the ground.
Jonathan David Latimer was a historian and writer based in Wales. His books include Operation Compass 1940, Tobruk 1941, Deception in War, Alamein, Burma: The Forgotten War and 1812: War with America which won a Distinguished Book Award from the Society for Military History and was shortlisted for the George Washington Book Prize.
