Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Alamein
- The Turning Point of World War Two
- Narrated by: Eamonn Riley
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Alamein
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
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 be triumphant everywhere – in Europe, in Russia, in the Atlantic and were now poised to take the Suez Canal. It was in North Africa that the stand was made, that the tide of World War Two began to turn.
It was a battle of strong characters: the famous battle commander Rommel and the relatively untested new British commander, Montgomery, leading men who fought through an extraordinary eleven day battle, in an unforgiving terrain, amid the swirling sandstorms and the desert winds.
Iain Gale, author of the outstanding historical novel Four Days in June on the battle of Waterloo, tells the dramatic story through seven characters, almost all based on real people. Drawn from both sides of the conflict, they include a major from a Scottish brigade, the young lieutenant in the thick of the tank battle, the Australian sergeant with the infantry, the tank commander of the Panzer Division and the charismatic Italian commander of a parachute battalion. Through them and others we see the flow of battle, the strategies, the individual actions and skirmishes, the fear, the determination, the extraordinary courage on both sides.
Listeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about Alamein
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
- cheryl marie evans
- 21-04-11
Battle of El Alamein
A good combination of fiction and based on fact. For anybody that is interested in the Battle of El Alamein a good balanced story that reflects the true cost of war from all sides - German, Italian, British and Commonwealth.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- mrfarrow2u
- 13-08-20
Perfect Escape!
Another quality listening. Like his Waterloo tale, the author mixes fact and fiction to produce an outstanding result. If you are a fan of the period, a worthy addition to your audio collection.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
- R. Fowler
- 16-02-11
A great retelling without the glamour.
This is a historical novel not a history book as I was expecting. It does not make that clear in the description. Having said that, it is an excellent listen. The story follows various individuals from Rommel and Montgomery through to privates and ambulance drivers all with their own individual tales which weave together as the story progresses. It works well as a novel describing war in all its appalling detail never loosing its pace. With brilliant narration the story leaves you feeling as perhaps war should.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 31-05-10
Must Listen
Apart from the narrative - which is gripping even though the facts are generally well known - this is one of the best read/performed books I have in my Audiobooks library (totalling over 100).
There are few narrators who can sing as well as a deliver a reading in different and appropriate voices/accents.
This is a tour de force and should not be missed.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful