I hope they will all be proud of the end product. I must thank everyone at Osprey but especially Kate Moore, Marcus Cowper and Emily Holmes for patience and encouragement throughout the period in which this book came into being.
Use your local library – you’ll be amazed by what you can find there! A particular thank you goes to Pam and the ladies of Balderton Library and to Nottinghamshire County Council’s Library Service who found me many obscure volumes on the Desert War from the Basement Library in Nottingham. Staff at the Durham County Records Office and National Army Museum were also extremely helpful. Steve Grace and Donald Hislop were especially good at tolerating the idiosyncratic ways of an author with a deadline.Īt the Imperial War Museum I was greatly assisted by many members of staff including Julie Robertshaw, Marius Gasior, Sarah Paterson, Tony Richards, Simon Offord, Richard McDonough, Richard Hughes, Sabrina Rowlett, Victoria Rogers, Jane Rosen, Alison Duffield, Alan Wakefield and Ian Proctor. Tim Roberts deserves a special mention for the opinions he shared on the relative strengths and weaknesses of British and German armour. Had they been given more time, they would have made even more valuable contributions than the great help they did offer. John Paylor, George Webster and Laurie Milner also gave great help by reading drafts and providing helpful comment. The indomitable Peter Hart found time in his punishing work programme to read draft material and offered comments on my work, none of which can be printed. Alan – a fine historian in his own right – also read early drafts of the text and commented on my Great War perspective on the Second World War. Dad would be so proud of us all for what we all continue to achieve.Īmongst my fantastic friends, Alan Jeffreys, Philip Dutton, Chris McCarthy and Lee Murrell all generously supported me in practical ways with book loans, advice and encouragement. I would also like to thank my wonderful family especially my mum, Margaret, for practical help as well as huge amounts of love, and my brother and sister, Dave and Sarah and their families and loved ones. This means they are now twice as famous as they were before. Their patience with me during the writing of this book and their pride in their dad’s achievements is rewarded by a second ‘mention’. The same people have continued to support me and I must offer once more my thanks for their innumerable kindnesses and generosity.įirst and foremost, I must thank Abby, Holly and Bryn.
GREATEST TANK BATTLES EL ALAMEIN FULL
In Cambrai 1917: The Myth of the First Great Tank Battle, I made full and proper reference to the support and encouragement of friends and family in the preparation and completion of that book during difficult times.
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