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PREFACE |
v
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CHRONOLOGY |
xii
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1 |
THE OPPOSING ARMIES |
1
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2 |
THE ALAM EL HALFA DEFENCES |
19
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3 |
THE DAYS OF DECISION |
25
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4 |
AXIS AND ALLIED PLANS |
41
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5 |
PATROLS AND RAIDS |
51
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6 |
ROMMEL'S OFFENSIVE OPENS |
72
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7 |
THE BATTLE DEVELOPS |
83
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8 |
WITHDRAWAL OF THE
PANZER ARMY |
103
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9 |
OPERATION BERESFORD |
116
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10 |
ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS |
149
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11 |
SUMMARY OF THE BATTLE |
165
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12 |
THE UNCOMBINED OPERATIONS |
182
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13 |
PREPARATIONS FOR THE OFFENSIVE |
189
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14 |
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLANS |
209
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15 |
THE EVE OF THE OFFENSIVE |
220
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16 |
30 CORPS' PLANS |
228
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17 |
13 CORPS' PLANS |
240
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18 |
10 CORPS' PLANS |
244
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19 |
COMPARATIVE STRENGTHS |
249
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20 |
ADVANCE BY 30 CORPS |
252
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21 |
THE BATTLE IS JOINED |
255
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22 |
13 CORPS' OPERATIONS |
281
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23 |
DAWN, 24 OCTOBER |
287
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24 |
THE BREAK-OUT FAILS |
292
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25 |
TANKS ATTEMPT NIGHT ADVANCE |
304
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26 |
MONTGOMERY CHANGES DIRECTION OF ATTACK |
323
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27 |
THE FOURTH DAY OF BATTLE |
341
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28 |
AUSTRALIANS KEEP THE INITIATIVE |
359
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29 |
AUSTRALIANS UNDER COUNTER-ATTACK |
370
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30 |
OPERATION SUPERCHARGE |
383
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31 |
THE END OF THE ‘DOG-FIGHT’ |
411
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32 |
THE PURSUIT |
425
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33 |
HALFAYA PASS
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463
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APPENDICES |
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I: |
Commanders at 23 October 1942 |
479
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II: |
Order of Battle, 2 NZ Division, 23 October 1942 |
480
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III: |
New Zealand Casualties in the Battle for Egypt, 20 June—21 November 1942 |
481
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
483
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GLOSSARY |
487
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INDEX |
496
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