Bøker av Jon Latimer

Latimer not only provides a strategic overview of Alamein, he also draws on the experience of the soldiers. Through them we experience the harshness of the desert: we share their songs and their moments of humour, their fear and their pain.

The War of 1812 has the strange distinction of being largely forgotten by both of its main participants. In 1814, the Americans launched a last offensive in an attempt to seize Canada. This Niagara campaign saw a number of pitched battles including Chippawa, Lundy's Lane, and Cook's Mill. However, due to poor planning the campaign failed.

In the first complete history of the War of 1812 written from a British perspective, Latimer offers an authoritative account that places the conflict in its strategic context within the Napoleonic wars. He uses personal letters, diaries, and memoirs to describe events through the eyes of military figures, statesmen, and ordinary people.

Why were Rommel and the Afrikakorps sent to North African in March 1941? This book gives you the answers.

In this compelling account of the decisive World War II battle of El Alamein, Jon Latimer brings to life the harsh desert conflict in North Africa. This is the story of two of the most intriguing commanders of the war and the story of the infantry soldiers who fought in a scorched wilderness.

In March 1941, with Wavell's British troops having routed the Italians from Cyrenaica, Rommel's Afrikakorps arrived. What followed was the epic siege of Tobruk; a famous episode in desert war, where Wavell instructed General Morshead and his garrison to hold at all costs.