El Alamein: If you still can't do combined arms, at least use a lot of artillery

El Alamein: If you still can't do combined arms, at least use a lot of artillery With Jonathan Parshall Part of a series of shows to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the battle of El Alamein on WW2TV    • El Alamein   If you liked this video please consider leaving us a thank you donation. To the right of the up and down thumbs and share button is the heart shaped Thanks button - it helps us to keep on producing content. Jonathan Parshall's interest in WWII developed in childhood. He has written for the U.S. Naval War College Review, Naval Institute Proceedings, and World War II magazine. In 1995 Jon founded https://www.combinedfleet.com, the foremost Internet site on the Japanese Imperial Navy, which currently attracts more than 50,000 visitors monthly. Recently he has been researching the war in North Africa and beyond and joins us today to offer his American perspective on the desert war. The victory at El Alamein was clearly important, and for the 8th Army to beat the Germans on the ground was no mean feat. It also gave the British (DUKE forces) renewed confidence in their Army, which was sorely lacking to that point. Jon's interest and curiosity in the battle stems more from the ongoing issues 8th Army had regarding its inability to do combined arms well (which Alamein did not resolve), coupled with the resurrection and refinement of their artillery arm under Sidney Kirkman - an unsung hero. You can become a YouTube Member and support us here    / @ww2tv   You can become a Patron here   / ww2tv   Please click subscribe for updates Social Media links -   / ww2tv     / ww2tv     / ww2tv   WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission. UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV USA - https://bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV