BREAKING ROMMEL - THE STRUGGLE FOR AIR SUPREMACY OVER EL ALAMEIN, JULY 1942

DISPONIBILE LUGLIO 2026

July 1942 saw the end of the Axis advance into Egypt. A heroic effort by a beaten but not defeated Eighth Army, supported by the Royal Air Force, first stalled and then forced Panzerarmee Afrika onto the defensive, just short of Alexandria. The to-and-fro on the ground was mirrored in the air, with both sides seeking but failing to realise a strategic advantage that would deliver superiority over the battlefield, every day seeing hundreds of sorties in this struggle. In the end, just like the ground battle, it was a costly stalemate. Over 200 planes were shot down in air combat during the month, in addition to those lost to accidents and anti-aircraft guns, and numerous air crew were killed. This book describes this air battle and serves as a memory to all airmen and ground personnel who fought and in particular those who died in it.