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Destiny in the Desert

By: Jonathan Dimbleby
Narrated by: Jonathan Dimbleby
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This is a unique single-volume history of the road to El Alamein - 'the end of the beginning' - and the bloody battle that followed...It was the British victory at the Battle of El Alamein in November 1942 that inspired one of Churchill's most famous aphorisms: 'it is not the end nor is it the beginning of the end, but it is 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.

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.

©2012 Jonathan Dimbleby (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Winston Churchill Imperialism Thought-Provoking Military War Royalty Middle Ages Interwar Period

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Brings much new information to a well known story. Very entertaining and well worth listening to several times.

A fine history beautifully told

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Listening to books like this you never really know how it will reveal itself to enlighten you on the history of the Second World War.
This book helped me gain an invaluable understanding of the lead personalities throughout many theatres of war.

I do warn you, listening to this book may lead to many an hour just flying by.

Listen and enjoy to the fantastic collection.

First rate

A Jewel among Jewels.

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Excellently researched and written, with underlying analysis and consideration of factors previously unassociated with the desert conflict.
Shame that he uses very different pronunciation of names that upsets the apple cart of concentration as one wonders who he is referring to!!

Great book, up there with Beevor & Holland.

Fantastic book, shame about pronunciation

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Masterly overview of the desert campaign, read as brilliantly as it us written. Particularly enjoyed the family links .
Dimbleby overtakes Hastings.

Tour de force

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Excellent. Very much enjoyed the depth of research and the Eagle like circling of Churchill always pressing his Military Commanders was fascinating.

Thankyou Mr Dimbleby.

Phenomenal work.

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