I had spent an enjoyable, but ultimately disappointing, couple of days searching the area west of El Alamein for the Blockhouse (see Searching for the Blockhouse Part I). I was still keen to find this surviving landmark from the final battle at El Alamein, but I was running out of ideas. The following day, Germans tanks and troops counterattacked, and a fierce battle raged around the Blockhouse. Holding a small, approximately one square kilometre area that included the Blockhouse, the … Continue reading Searching for the Blockhouse, Part II