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
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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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