MARC details
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02093cam a2200265Ii 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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99178454498802386 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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HWP |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20171214161714.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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170905s2017 nz ab 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780994147301 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0994147309 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1002885521 |
| Canceled/invalid control number |
(OCoLC)1004462544 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)on1002885521 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
NZWRP |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
NZWRP |
| Modifying agency |
OCLCQ |
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YDX |
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NZDUH |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
D766.9 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
4863 |
| Personal name |
Harper, Glyn, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1958- |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The battle for North Africa : |
| Remainder of title |
El Alamein and the turning point for World War II / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Glynn Harper. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
ix, 279 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations, maps ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Twentieth-century battles |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most of Europe, and pushed into North Africa. As the Allies scrambled to counter the Axis armies, the British Eighth Army confronted the experienced Afrika Corps, led by German field marshal Erwin Rommel, in three battles at El Alamein. In the first battle, the Eighth Army narrowly halted the advance of the Germans during the summer of 1942. However, the stalemate left Nazi troops within striking distance of the Suez Canal, which would provide a critical tactical advantage to the controlling force. War historian Glyn Harper dives into the story, vividly narrating the events, strategies, and personalities surrounding the battles and paying particular attention to the Second Battle of El Alamein, a crucial turning point in the war that would be described by Winston Churchill as the end of the beginning. Moving beyond a simple narrative of the conflict, The Battle for North Africa tackles critical themes, such as the problems of coalition warfare, the use of military intelligence, the role of celebrity generals, and the importance of an all-arms approach to modern warfare. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942 |
| 9 (RLIN) |
78486 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
Twentieth-century battles. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
206165 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Nonfiction |