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The start of a new series from Iain Gale, author of Four Days in June, Alamein, and the Jakc Steel series. There are some battles that change the course of history: Alamein is one of those. In October 1942, Britain and its allies were in real difficulties: Germany and its Axis partners seemed to...

In 1940 a group of artists, sculptors, film makers, theatre designers and set painters came together to form the Camouflage Unit. Led by Major Geoffrey Barkas and including among their number the internationally renowned stage magician Jasper Maskelyne, the unit's projects became a crucial battlefield weapon.

El Alamein è una minuscola località egiziana che tra il luglio e il novembre del 1942 divenne l’epicentro di uno dei più sanguinosi scontri della Seconda guerra mondiale. Per sei lunghi mesi i soldati italo-tedeschi e quelli britannici si fronteggiarono in un combattimento che ben presto assunse la forma di una guerra di posizione, simile agli scontri del primo conflitto mondiale. Decine di migliaia di giovani uomini furono costretti a vivere, combattere e, spesso, a morire in condizioni disumane, tra trincee scavate nella sabbia del deserto e campi minati, provati dal caldo, dalla fame, ...

La importancia de agenciarse el petróleo, elemento vital para la movilización vehicular durante la II Guerra Mundial, hizo comprender a Hitler la necesidad insoslayable de obtenerla. Y en la lucha por su conquista, se abrió una zona de conflicto más: El frente africano. El punto de inflexión del frente africano durante la II Guerra Mundial.

Fesselnde Landser-Geschichten in Romanheft-Länge Der vorliegende Band Das Afrikakorps unter Erwin Rommel entführt Sie in die sengende Hitze Nordafrikas, wo die deutsche Wehrmacht und italienische Truppen im November 1942 auf El Alamein vorstoßen. Der gewiefte Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel – der "Wüstenfuchs“ – treibt seine Männer immer weiter voran, um die Briten vernichtend zu schlagen. Im Zentrum der Geschichte steht Unteroffizier Krüger vom Pionier-Ersatz-Bataillon 68. An vorderster Front erlebt er die harten Kämpfe um Bir Hacheim, Tobruk und El Alamein.

Born into a working-class family in London in 1919, Victor Gregg enlisted in the Rifle Brigade at 19, was sent to the Middle East and saw action in Palestine. Following service in the western desert and at the battle of Alamein, he joined the Parachute Regiment and in September 1944 found himself at the battle of Arnhem. When the paratroopers were forced to withdraw, Gregg was captured. He attempted to escape but was caught and became a prisoner of war.

La vibrante historia, narrada con ritmo de "thriller", del conflicto armado más sangriento y devastador de la historia de la humanidad. Jesús Hernández nos recuerda que la Segunda Guerra Mundial, como un castigo penitenciario, duró seis años y un día, no hay otro modo de entender el episodio más terrible de la historia de la humanidad.