Eighth Army Soldier Vs Italian Soldier: El Alamein 1942

by David Greentree

Fully illustrated, this absorbing study assesses the Commonwealth and Italian infantrymen pitted against one another during the First and Second battles of El Alamein in 1942.

By July 1942, the Allied troops fighting in North Africa, the multinational Eighth Army, had withdrawn to the El Alamein line, the last position stopping their German and Italian opponents from reaching the Suez Canal. Featuring full-colour artwork, carefully...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472863410
• ISBN13: 9781472863416
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.7"