Montgomery orders 'no retreat'
15th August 1942: The new commander of the British Eighth Army officially takes over - but he has already begun a transformation in outlook
The new commander of the Eighth Army Montgomery had only just arrived in North Africa. He was due to take over on the 15th but was so disturbed by …
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