Battle Story Collection 8 Books Set Arnhem 1944, Hastings 1066, El Alamein 1942

Name: Battle Story Collection 8 Books Set Arnhem 1944, Hastings 1066, El Alamein 1942
Brand: Jonathan Trigg Chris Brown

Jonathan Trigg Chris Brown

Description. Arnhem 1944:. The Battle of Arnhem has acquired a near-legendary status in British military history as an audacious plan to land paratroopers into the Netherlands and spearhead an attack against the German-held Ruhr.. Hastings 1066:. In 1066 the most significant battle on English soil – and arguably the most important in British history – took place some six miles northwest of Hastings.. El Alamein 1942:. The Second Battle of El Alamein was one of the most decisive Allied victories of the Second World War.The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War.. Passchendaele 1917:. Passchendaele 1917 is the story of one of the most pitiless and iconic battles of the First World War, known today as Third Ypres.. Somme 1916:. One of the bloodiest conflicts in military history, the Battle of the Somme raged from 1 July to 18 November 1916. It has come to signify for many the waste and bloodshed of the First World Wa...