Books by Niall Barr
“If you are looking for a book that will take you from the beginning of the campaign to the end of the campaign, with all the fighting in between explained to you, then Barr’s is absolutely the one to go to.” Read more...
Simon Ball, Historian
Interviews where books by Niall Barr were recommended
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Pendulum Of War: Three Battles at El Alamein
by Niall Barr -
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The Desert War: The Classic Trilogy on the North African Campaign 1940-43
by Alan Moorehead -
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Rommel
by Desmond Young -
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Montgomery and the Eighth Army
by Bernard Montgomery and Stephen Brooks (ed) -
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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.
