First Blood in North Africa
Operation Torch and the U.S. Campaign in Africa in WWII
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2017
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-1777-9 (ISBN)
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-1777-9 (ISBN)
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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 II
In 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.”
Photo chronicle of Patton’s Americans versus Rommel’s Afrika Korps in World War II
In 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.”
Jon Diamond has written extensively on military history topics. In addition to articles for World War II History and Military Heritage, he is also the author of Guadalcanal (978-0-8117-1626-0), New Guinea (978-0-8117-1556-0), Orde Wingate (978-1-84908-323-2), and Archibald Wavell (978-1-84908-737-7). A graduate of Cornell University, Diamond is a medical doctor in private practice and has taught at Harvard and Penn State. He lives near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.02.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Stackpole Military Photo Series |
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations; Maps; Halftones, Color including Color Photographs; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs |
| Verlagsort | Mechanicsburg |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 215 x 280 mm |
| Gewicht | 712 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8117-1777-1 / 0811717771 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8117-1777-9 / 9780811717779 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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