Al-Alamein Revisited: The Battle of Al-Alamein and Its Historical Implications 
Subtitle: Proceedings of a Symposium Held on 2 May 1998, at the American University in Cairo
Publisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr
Published: December 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9789774245718
Subjects: African history: Second World War; European history: Second World War; Second World War, 1939-1945; History - Military / War; El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942; History; World War, 1939-1945; History: World; Europe; North Africa; Military - General; El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt,; Essays; Military - World War II; Congresses; Egypt
First sentence: The first question that posterity is likely to ask is how and why the Battle of al-Alamein came to be fought at all.