First Blood in North Africa : Operation Torch and the U.S. Campaign in Africa in WWII
by
Jon Diamond
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Stackpole Military Photo Series
ISBN-10
0811717771
ISBN-13
9780811717779
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Imprint
Stackpole Books
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 1st, 2017
Print length
216 Pages
Weight
738 grams
Dimensions
21.90 x 27.90 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
African history20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000Second World War
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In November 1942, eleven months after Pearl Harbor, the United States launched Operation Torch, the invasion of Morocco and Algeria. Overwhelmingly successful against Vichy French forces, the Americans next shifted their focus to Tunisia, where they battled the German Afrika Korps at Kasserine Pass, El Guettar, and Bizerte.
Photo chronicle of Patton’s Americans versus Rommel’s Afrika Korps in World War IIIn November 1942, eleven months after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. launched Operation Torch, its first major offensive against the Germans. This photo chronicle covers the initial landings in Morocco and Algeria and the subsequent desert clashes in Tunisia as American forces under Eisenhower and Patton battled the German Afrika Korps of Erwin Rommel, the famous “Desert Fox.”
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