ALAMEIN S ESCAPE TO GLORY

When an audacious attack miscarried during the North African campaign 75 years ago, the extraordinary exploits of a New Zealand sergeant helped salvage a minor victory from the wreckage of defeat. Steve Snelling relates an epic saga of courage against the odds at the height of the First Battle of El Alamein.

WORLD WAR II|WAR IN THE WESTERN DESERT

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