AN ARMY AT DAWN: THE WAR IN NORTH AFRICA, 1942 - 1943 (Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy) by Rick Atkinson
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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942 - 1943 (Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy) by Rick Atkinson
The liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is an epic story of courage and calamity, of miscalculation and enduring triumph. In this initial volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson shows why no modern reader can understand the ultimate victory of the Allied powers without a grasp of the great drama that unfolded in North Africa in 1942 and 1943.
Atkinson's narrative begins in November 1942 on the eve of Operation TORCH, the daring amphibious invasion of Morocco and Algeria. American and British troops gained considerable confidence after early victories against the French, but once the Allies engaged the Germans they realized they had met their match. North Africa then became a proving ground: it was here that American officers learned how to lead, here that soldiers learned how to hate, here that an entire army learned whtat it would take to vanquish a formidable enemy. And here too were the extraordinary, but flawed, commanders who came to dominate the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, and Rommel.
Brilliantly researched, rich with new material and surprising insights, An Army at Dawn tells the deeply human story of a monumental battle for the future of civilization.
Henry Holt & Company, Hardcover, 2013
This is a BRAND NEW book. There is a "closeout/remainder" mark on the bottom page edges.
The liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is an epic story of courage and calamity, of miscalculation and enduring triumph. In this initial volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson shows why no modern reader can understand the ultimate victory of the Allied powers without a grasp of the great drama that unfolded in North Africa in 1942 and 1943.
Atkinson's narrative begins in November 1942 on the eve of Operation TORCH, the daring amphibious invasion of Morocco and Algeria. American and British troops gained considerable confidence after early victories against the French, but once the Allies engaged the Germans they realized they had met their match. North Africa then became a proving ground: it was here that American officers learned how to lead, here that soldiers learned how to hate, here that an entire army learned whtat it would take to vanquish a formidable enemy. And here too were the extraordinary, but flawed, commanders who came to dominate the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, and Rommel.
Brilliantly researched, rich with new material and surprising insights, An Army at Dawn tells the deeply human story of a monumental battle for the future of civilization.
Henry Holt & Company, Hardcover, 2013
This is a BRAND NEW book. There is a "closeout/remainder" mark on the bottom page edges.
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