An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 - Couverture souple

Atkinson, Rick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0805074481 ISBN 13 : 9780805074482

Editeur : Owl Books, 2003

Synopsis

Book by Atkinson Rick

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Beginning the trilogy that continues with The Day of Battle, An Army at Dawn opens on the eve of Operation TORCH, the daring amphibious invasion of Morocco and Algeria. After three days of hard fighting against the French, American and British troops push deeper into North Africa.

But the confidence gained after several early victories soon wanes; casualties mount rapidly, battle plans prove ineffectual, and hope for a quick and decisive victory evaporates. The Allies discover that they are woefully unprepared to fight and win this war. North Africa becomes a proving ground: it is here that American officers learn how to lead, here that soldiers learn how to hate, here that an entire army learns what it will take to vanquish a formidable enemy. In North Africa, the Allied coalition came into its own, the enemy forever lost the initiative, and the United States -- for the first time -- began to act like a great power.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Rick Atkinson was a staff writer and senior editor at The Washington Post for more than twenty years. He is the bestselling author of An Army at Dawn, The Long Gray Line, In the Company of Soldiers, and Crusade. His many awards include Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and history. He lives in Washington, D.C.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Owl Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0805074481
• ISBN 13: 9780805074482
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 592