CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
- Armoured force evolution, organization and doctrine
- October 1942: The Eighth Army Order of Battle
TECHNICAL FACTORS
- Cruisers and Crusaders
- Stuarts, Grants and Shermans
- Infantry support tanks
THE CAMPAIGN
- The assault: 23rd October 1942
- Reset and 'dog fight'
- Operation Supercharge
ASSESSMENT AND IMPLICATIONS
FURTHER READING
INDEX

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Examines Eighth Army's 1,000-strong tank force – rebuilt, reorganized, and equipped with brand-new Sherman and Churchill tanks – that secured victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein.

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William E. Hiestand was born in 1957 and has worked for over 30 years as a US Department of Defense analyst focusing on military issues. He has served in a wide variety of analytic, leadership and representational roles. He holds an MA in History from Cornell University and has a lifelong interest in military history with a particular focus on 20th-century armoured and mechanized operations. He lives in Virginia, near Washington DC.

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