Brigadier Michael Carver Was Himself Present At Alamein, And His Account Of The Battle Combines The Authority Of The Military Analyst With The First-hand Knowledge Of The Combatant. It Is The Great Merit Of The Author That He Makes Often Technical Matters Clear To The Non-professional Reader.the Student Of Military History Will Find This Narrative Impeccably Reliable And Unprejjudiced..a Lucid And Literary Feat. In early 1942, the Axis powers dominated the Allied forces. Tobruk fell to Rommell in June and the Allies prepared to retreat to the Suez Canal. Disaster seemed immininent. But then began the battles that turned the tide against the Germans. 216 Pages Including Index. 42 Black And White Photos, Maps. Ex. Lib. Binding. usual labels and stamps. Very good.