Indice analitico for Book File 14 May 2026

FINAL - List of Maps - Pictures - Plates - Graphs - Tables (pagination not correct)

Map of Egypt

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 froce, 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 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.