Destiny in the Desert: The Road to El Alamein: The Battle That Turned the Tide

Author(s): Jonathan Dimbleby

World History

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 episode remains unrecognised. In this thrilling historical account, Jonathan Dimbleby describes the political and strategic realities that lay behind the battle, charting the nail-biting months that led to the victory at El Alamein in November 1942. It is a story of high drama, played out both in the war capitals of London, Washington, Berlin, Rome and Moscow, and at the front, in the command posts and foxholes in the desert. Destiny in the Desert is about politicians and generals, diplomats, civil servants and soldiers. It is about forceful characters and the tensions and rivalries between them. Drawing on official records and the personal insights of those involved at every level, Dimbleby creates a vivid portrait of a struggle which for Churchill marked the turn of the tide - and which for the soldiers on the ground involved fighting and dying in a foreign land.

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A unique history of the road to El Alamein - and how the bloody battle that followed decided the outcome of the Second World War. A perfect gift for Father's Day.

Shortlisted for PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History 2013.

Jonathan Dimbleby is a writer, broadcaster and film-maker. He presents Any Questions? and Any Answers? for BBC Radio 4 and presented ITV's flagship weekly political program This Week for over ten years. In 2008 his five part series on Russia was broadcast by BBC 2 accompanied by his book, Russia - A Journey to the Heart of a Land and its People; other books include Charles: the Private Man, The Public Face and The Last Governor. His 2010 series An African Journey and 2011 series A South American Journey were both broadcast on BBC2. In addition to his Presidency of VSO, he is Chair of Index on Censorship and a Trustee of Dimbleby Cancer Care.

General Fields

  • : 9781846684456
  • : Profile Books Ltd
  • : Profile Books Ltd
  • : 0.396
  • : May 2013
  • : United Kingdom
  • : July 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Illustrations (black and white), maps
  • : 544
  • : 940.542321
  • : Main
  • : Paperback
  • : Jonathan Dimbleby