El Alamein

I read _El Alamein_ years ago when I first wanted an in-depth description of the Battle fo El Alamein. Since then I have read several books on the battle yet still find Sir Michael Carver's history to be the best. Carver covers the period surrounding the Second Battle of El Alamein. It includes the Battle of Alma Halfa, the removal of Auchinleck, and the several stages of the Second Battle of El Alamein itself. Carver is well-placed to describe this battle. He fought in it and went on to become one of Britain's best armoured commanders.Carver gives a detailed account of the battle in a coherent and straight-forward narrative. The reason I gave the book four stars instead of five is that the straight-forward detail of the book can sometimes be a bit dry. Nevertheless, the book is a classic within the historiography of the North Africa Campaign, even though it has been many years since its original publication.