Books by Alan Moorehead
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Simon Ball, Historian
The White Nile
by Alan Moorehead
The White Nile is about the quest for the source of the White Nile, which runs from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean.
Interviews where books by Alan Moorehead were recommended
The best books on The Nile, recommended by Dan Morrison
Journalist and author of The Black Nile, who spent six months travelling the famous river, discusses some of the turbulent times that the Nile has witnessed – and praises its extraordinary beauty.
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Pendulum Of War: Three Battles at El Alamein
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The Desert War: The Classic Trilogy on the North African Campaign 1940-43
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Rommel
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Montgomery and the Eighth Army
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The Most Dangerous Enemy: A History of the Battle of Britain
by Stephen Bungay
The best books on El Alamein, recommended by Simon Ball
The best books on El Alamein, recommended by Simon Ball
Churchill hailed the Allied victory at the Battle of El Alamein as “the end of the beginning” for Hitler in World War II. But in that very same speech, he downplayed its significance. Historian Simon Ball separates clichés from facts and chooses the best of the vast number of books written about El Alamein, the Desert War and World War II in general.
