ALAMEIN (Bungay)

In his re-examination of an event now cloaked in myth the author contends that the desert war was determined more by logistics than personalities. In reassessing the two main protagonists he shows how it was precisely the most unattractive side of Montgomery's character that was needed to transform the Eighth Army. "A brilliant balance between lucid analysis and piquant detail…masterly chapters" - Lawrence Jones, "The Daily Mail" "A broad and pacy overview in a short compass" - Hew Strachan, "Times Literary Supplement" "An engrossing account" - Michael Skapinker, "Financial Times" "Chilling and clinical detail" - Allan Mallinson, "The Times