Pendulum of War: The Three Battles of El Alamein

582 Pages·2006·4.59 MB·English

by  Niall Barr

PENDULUM
OF WAR
The Three Battles of El Alamein
Niall Barr
JONATHAN CAPE
LONDON
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This book is dedicated to the memory of
John Pimlott
colleague, mentor and friend
CONTENTS
Maps
Acknowledgements
Introduction
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!
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Map 1: The Mediterranean and Middle East theatre.
Map 2: The sea lines of communication to the Middle East base
Map 3: The Axis lines of communication to Libya